New Jersey: Teachers union and Cryan show their hypocrisy over vouchers, tax

Did someone declare it Hypocrisy Week in Trenton? Observers got a double dose of watching what the insiders do as opposed to what they say, a real-time display of the two-faced deceit inherent in Jersey politics.   The NJEA, the … Continued

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Maryland: BOAST Tax Credit Could Save Maryland Taxpayers $267 Million

The BOAST Tax Credit proposal could produce net fiscal savings to the state of Maryland ranging from $7 million to $267 million over a 10-year period, according to a new report released today by the Foundation for Educational Choice.   … Continued

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Pennsylvania: Tony Williams – A Pro-School Choice, Pro-Business Democrat Who Just Might Be The Next Governor of Pennsylvania

“You either pay the $16,500 now for our children’s public education or you pay the $35,000 or $40,000 later for public assistance, sitting on grandma’s couch or in prison,” says Anthony H. Williams.   Williams is a long-time Philadelphia-area state … Continued

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New Jersey: N.J. students, teachers rally in favor of school voucher bill at Statehouse

Political theater in Trenton reached new heights today as lawmakers advanced a school choice bill in hearing that was moved outside after a leading lawmaker publicly tangled with the state’s largest and most powerful teachers union.   While hundreds of … Continued

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NJ children deserve better choices; pass the Opportunity Scholarship Act

Almost five years ago I, with a bipartisan group of legislators, religious, business and civic leaders, stood on the steps of our Statehouse in Trenton to push for passage of a bill that would have allowed children in some of … Continued

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