A recent survey found that most teachers support the new federal scholarship tax credit program, despite strong opposition from their national unions.
In the Oct. 20 report, EdChoice, a universal school choice advocacy organization, said that nearly three in four teachers surveyed support it, while 15 percent oppose it and 15 percent said they don’t know about it or have no opinion.
Moreover, the report said, a majority of union and non-union teachers support their state participating in the program.
The Education Freedom Tax Credit program allows each American taxpayer to receive up to $1,700 dollar-for-dollar credit for contributing to a private school scholarship-granting organization in his or her state. Married couples filing jointly can claim credits of up to $3,400….