Friend,
Since the launch of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Program — two of PA’s existing school voucher programs) — our state has funneled over two billion of what would otherwise be taxpayer dollars to private and religious schools.
And while these schools haven’t given us data on how these dollars have actually benefited students, we DO know that this money is used by private and religious schools to discriminate against parents and students.
According to the report, nearly 1 in 5 participating OTSC schools have explicit statements discriminating against LGBTQ+ students and their families.
Friend, this is exactly why we need to stop Republicans’ latest attempts to enact statewide voucher programs — we can’t leave our students vulnerable to religious or anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. Can you rush a donation so we can protect our students?
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I will always oppose attempts to discriminate against kids and siphon your tax dollars into billionaire’s pockets who seek to defund, destabilize, and destroy public education.
Thank you for supporting this critical work, friend.
— Lindsey Williams
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