2aguy
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The democrat party is evil. This is a scholarship program that allows poor children,, to escape the disaster of the democrat party controlled public education system.....so, of course, the democrats are going to end it....
This program currently helps 9,500 poor children escape from these democrat party indoctrination centers....with another 30,000 children on waiting lists...
The Illinois General Assembly is poised to pass a budget without extending the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program, which allows 9,000 low-income students to attend a school of their choice. The program expires Dec. 31.
The governor and leaders of both chambers in the state legislature chose private schools for their children, but they couldn’t figure out how to include that choice in the state budget for 9,000 low-income students.
Right now, the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program is providing that choice for families that don’t enjoy the same wealth or privilege as the state’s leaders. It is set to expire Dec. 31.
Roni Facen, principal and alumna of St. Francis de Sales High School on Chicago’s East Side, will see her students suffer without tax credit scholarships. The Catholic school relies entirely on scholarships for its student body.
“100% of our kids are on scholarship. 100% of them. There is not one student in this building that is paying full tuition,” Facen said. “The per capita income of our families on the South Side is about $20,000 a year.”
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“When you see my babies and you see what they’re achieving and you see 100% of them matriculating into college and 100% of them, you know, making these very big strides to break the generational poverty that they were born into.”
Invest in Kids is far from a big-ticket budget item: The program is capped at $75 millionin income tax credits for scholarship donors, but at $330 million in donations since 2017 has cost significantly less than the maximum. For reference, lawmakers included $50 million for a new legislative office building and almost $5,000 each for their own raises in the new budget.
Public opinion is behind the program: 59% of Illinoisans polled supported Invest in Kids. Another poll found 71% of Black voters and 81% of Hispanic voters backed it. Parents repeatedly lobbied lawmakers to extend the program.
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This program currently helps 9,500 poor children escape from these democrat party indoctrination centers....with another 30,000 children on waiting lists...
The Illinois General Assembly is poised to pass a budget without extending the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program, which allows 9,000 low-income students to attend a school of their choice. The program expires Dec. 31.
The governor and leaders of both chambers in the state legislature chose private schools for their children, but they couldn’t figure out how to include that choice in the state budget for 9,000 low-income students.
Right now, the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program is providing that choice for families that don’t enjoy the same wealth or privilege as the state’s leaders. It is set to expire Dec. 31.
Roni Facen, principal and alumna of St. Francis de Sales High School on Chicago’s East Side, will see her students suffer without tax credit scholarships. The Catholic school relies entirely on scholarships for its student body.
“100% of our kids are on scholarship. 100% of them. There is not one student in this building that is paying full tuition,” Facen said. “The per capita income of our families on the South Side is about $20,000 a year.”
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“When you see my babies and you see what they’re achieving and you see 100% of them matriculating into college and 100% of them, you know, making these very big strides to break the generational poverty that they were born into.”
Invest in Kids is far from a big-ticket budget item: The program is capped at $75 millionin income tax credits for scholarship donors, but at $330 million in donations since 2017 has cost significantly less than the maximum. For reference, lawmakers included $50 million for a new legislative office building and almost $5,000 each for their own raises in the new budget.
Public opinion is behind the program: 59% of Illinoisans polled supported Invest in Kids. Another poll found 71% of Black voters and 81% of Hispanic voters backed it. Parents repeatedly lobbied lawmakers to extend the program.
Lawmakers scrap scholarship program for 9,000 working class families in new budget
The Illinois General Assembly is poised to pass a budget without extending the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program, which allows 9,000 low-income students to attend a school of their choice. The program expires Dec. 31.
