Tell Congress: Oppose National Vouchers in the Budget
Published by Darcie Cimarusti
The Educational Choice for Children Act (H.R. 833, S.292), known as ECCA, would create a national voucher program by giving $10 billion in tax dollars each year to private school and homeschool families. At its essence, ECCA is a tax break for the rich that creates a taxpayer-subsidized voucher for private schoolers and a slush fund for homeschoolers. Because ECCA bills do not have the support they need to pass in Congress, Betsy DeVos and others are pushing for ECCA to become a part of the reconciliation bill. This bill is being created behind closed doors right now. Stop the DeVos ECCA voucher scheme in its tracks. Send your letter to stop a national ECCS voucher ECCA would add to the ballooning deficit. Analyses estimate that it could reduce federal tax revenues by approximately $10 billion in 2026 alone and by $125.8 billion over the next decade. Here is the bottom line: ECCA would divert funds from public education and disproportionately benefit higher-income families. We can predict where ECCA funds would, in part, come from: pre-school programs and funding for public schools that are already a target of Donald Trump. Send your letter today. Tell Congress: Don’t Sneak ECCA School Voucher Schemes in the Budget. |