The Do’s and Don’ts of Successfully Implementing the New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program at Your School The new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, sometimes referred to as EFTC, has the potential to completely reshape how schools approach affordability, advancement, and long-term sustainability. But schools need to understand something early: This program will not maximize itself automatically. The schools that…[...]
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For years, has had conversations happening in school offices, diocesan meetings, donor presentations, webinars, conference halls, and community gatherings across the country. But recently, we realized something important: The conversation around education, school choice, scholarship opportunities, and the future of funding education is no longer just happening in board rooms. It is happening online. It is happening in real time.…[...]
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RedefinED Is Not an SGO. And We Are Not Here to Compete With SGOs. As conversations around state tax credit programs and the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program continue to grow, we have noticed an important question surfacing more frequently: “Is RedefinED trying to become an SGO?” The answer is simple: No. is not an SGO, and we are…[...]
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Is New York About to Opt Into the New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program? Here’s What We Know. Over the last two weeks, there has been growing national buzz surrounding reports that New York Governor Kathy Hochul may support opting New York into the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, sometimes referred to as EFTC. (Chalkbeat) And understandably, people are…[...]
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North Carolina Just Took a Major Step Toward the New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program North Carolina is now one step closer to participating in the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, sometimes referred to as EFTC, after the North Carolina House voted to override Governor Josh Stein’s veto of House Bill 87. (ncnewsline.com) The vote marks a significant moment…[...]
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This afternoon marked a meaningful milestone in the implementation of the federal tax credit scholarship program. The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the IRS, issued Revenue Procedure 2026-6, formally allowing governors to make an advance election to opt their states into the federal tax credit scholarship law. This action sets the stage for the program to take effect nationwide beginning January…[...]
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A Major Step Forward: Treasury and IRS Request for Comment on the New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Washington announced a long-awaited update for the national school choice community. The Department of the Treasury and the IRS released Notice 2025-70, officially opening the public comment period for the new federal tax credit established under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill. This is the…[...]
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Why Collaboration Is the Key to Success: How RedefinED Works with School Staff, Not Instead of Them One of the most common questions we hear when we begin working with a school is simple and very human:“Are they going to replace me?” It usually comes from a development director, advancement officer or the person who has been carrying the weight…[...]
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DFER’s New Projections on the Federal Tax Credit Program Are a Game-Changer Every once in a while, data comes out that makes you sit back and say, This could change everything.That is exactly how I felt looking through the new projections that Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) released on the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program. For anyone following the rollout of…[...]
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Public Schools Have the Opportunity of a Lifetime. Will They Capture It, or Let It Slip Away? Opportunity does not usually knock this loudly. It does not show up with a countdown clock and a promise to reshape educational access across the entire country. But that is exactly what is happening right now with the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit…[...]
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