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New Hampshire school choice victory

August 28, 2014 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

This morning, the New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld the state’s landmark Education Tax Credit Program. The Program allows businesses to claim a tax credit on their tax bill for donations to tuition scholarship organizations approved by the state. Those organizations, in turn, provide scholarships to low-income students to attend public or ...

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School choice empowers parents

August 18, 2014 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

As kids across America head back to school it seems like the perfect time for Pacific Legal Foundation to celebrate Back to School Choice Week. The school choice movement has been under way for decades, and some states have made tremendous progress.  But we still have much to do, as nothing is more important for a parent … ...

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Back to School Choice Week 2014

August 18, 2014 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

For the second consecutive year, PLF is celebrating Back to School Choice Week.  All this week on the Liberty Blog we will be discussing cases that PLF is working on that give parents and students a choice in where and how their child is educated.  School choice has many forms including charter schools, vouchers, and education … ...

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New Hampshire businesses forced to take back money donated for school choice

February 04, 2014 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Here is some very sad news out of New Hampshire.  As you recall, PLF has filed multiple briefs in New Hampshire, supporting that state’s recently enacted tax credit program.  We represent the primary legislators that worked to pass one of the nation’s premier school choice initiatives. The program allows businesses to donate up to $10 ...