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Tell Congress to repeal the national tax-credit voucher program
H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill passed last summer, created the first national tax-credit voucher program to weaken public education and divert billions of dollars to private and religious schools.
Individuals receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit—far more valuable than the usual deduction for charitable contributions—in exchange for giving money to an intermediary organization, which then funnels the money to private schools as tuition.
If this program is allowed to take effect, entire communities will suffer—especially in rural areas where 20 percent of our students live and public schools are economic centers. Special needs students who attend private schools lose important legal rights and protections.