School Choice Groups Seek Tax Credits for Private K-12 Tuition

Almost 50 school choice groups are calling for lawmakers to provide special tax relief for K-12 private schools that they warn are at risk of closure because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The groups want a 50% tax credit on private school tuition for both the 2019 and 2020 tax years and they want to have tuition payments designated as contributions to nonprofits for tax deduction purposes. They also calling for emergency grants that states could use for scholarships for private school tuition.

Separate grant funding should be available for families to pay for home education and technology for online learning, ...