The Real Targets of School Choice Cuts are Working Class Families

By State Rep. Martina White

There’s a nurse living in Northeast Philadelphia. Her husband works in the trades. Together, they’re raising two children and doing everything right. But like so many working families, after the mortgage, groceries, property taxes, and car payments, there’s little left at the end of the month.

Then, they faced a fear shared by countless parents: their children’s school wasn’t meeting their needs. Their kids were falling behind, and each passing year meant another year of lost opportunity.

A nearby private school offered smaller classes and individualized attention, but tuition made it unattainable. When they found Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) scholarship program, everything changed.

Unfortunately, in Harrisburg, families like this one have become a target.

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