Will Democrats Reject ‘Free Money’ for Schools?

Screencap of YouTube video.

This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire

By Vince Bielski

A potentially sweeping reform to K-12 education beginning in January is forcing Democratic governors to weigh the political risks of joining or rejecting the new federal school choice program designed by conservatives.

The little-known program, called the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, creates a new and possibly large funding stream for education based on private donations to nonprofit scholarship granting organizations. The uncapped initiative is expected to ge...