by WFIS | May 27, 2025 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, School Choice, WFIS News
The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) was introduced as part of the sweeping legislative package containing many Trump Administration priorities. Revised ECCA language continues to evolve rapidly in Congress as negotiations move from the House to the Senate....
by WFIS | May 12, 2025 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, School Choice, WFIS News
The Education Choice for Children Act (ECCA) would create a federal tax-credit scholarship program. This program would allow donors to receive a tax credit for contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs). SGOs would then distribute scholarships to...
by WFIS | Apr 28, 2025 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, School Choice, WFIS News
WFIS and fellow state-CAPE leaders are discussing the newly released details of the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), which aims to provide financial support for private and religious education through tax credits. The bill has been introduced in both the...
by WFIS | Apr 21, 2025 | Education News, School Choice, WFIS News
WFIS is watching the Texas House’s preliminary passage of the largest day-one school choice bill in American history. The $1 billion program, which creates education savings accounts of more than $10,000 per student to cover various education-related expenses, passed...
by WFIS | Apr 7, 2025 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, School Choice, WFIS News
The U.S. Department of Education has issued new guidance encouraging states to leverage existing flexibilities in Title I funding to expand educational choice. This move aligns with President Trump’s Executive Order Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for...
by WFIS | Feb 11, 2025 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, School Choice, The Advocate, WFIS News
As school choice gains momentum nationwide, Washington State finds itself at the crossroads of federal and state proposals that could expand educational options for families. At the federal level, the Educational Choice for Children Act has been reintroduced in...
