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Will County committee hears presentation on federal Educational Choice for Children Act, defers decision
Summary
Dylan Sharkey, assistant editor at Illinois Policy, told the Will County Executive Committee the Educational Choice for Children Act would let families use federal scholarship tax credits for ACT/SAT prep, AP exam fees and some services for students with disabilities.
Dylan Sharkey, assistant editor at Illinois Policy, told the Will County Board Executive Committee the Educational Choice for Children Act (a federal scholarship tax credit proposal brought to the committee by Mr. Balich) would let families use federal scholarship tax credits for services such as ACT/SAT preparation, AP exam fees and some therapies for students with disabilities. “Imagine a student who wants to retake the ACT or the SAT, or maybe they want to enter the trades with dual enrollment in their school,” Sharkey said, arguing “these things come with costs” and asking whether money should determine access.
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