Better Education for All Children: A Virginia Educational Improvement Tax Credit

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Derrick A. Max

Derrick Max is Vice President of Policy at the Jefferson Forum and may be reached at dmax@jeffersonforum.org

Shaun Kenney

SHAUN KENNEY is the President & CEO of Jefferson Forum.  

Stephen D. Haner

Steve Haner is the Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Jefferson Forum and may be reached at Steve@thomasjeffersoninst.org

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Jefferson Forum

No issue is more challenging for the Virginia General Assembly this year than the budget. But while opponents of parental choice argue that a tax credit for corporations offering scholarships for children to attend the public or private school of their choice would drain the state treasury, nothing could be further than the truth. This fiscal analysis — using the latest Department of Education statistics — demonstrates how wrong that assertion is. In fact, such a tuition tax credit would have a positive fiscal impact.

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