Rowland Proposing Tuition Tax Credits For Connecticut
When Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland used his State of the
State Address to call for tax breaks for parents with children in
private schools, a coalition of education groups issued a quick
response: Them's fightin' words!
The second-term Republican proposed giving families credits of up to $500 on their state income taxes for the cost of tuition at private or religious schools in his speech to the legislature last week.
"School choice increases competition and raises expectations," Mr. Rowland said. "But we need to do more to provide working families the same kind...
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