Catholic leaders are meeting with GOP lawmakers and members of the Trump administration, hoping to shape a federal plan they believe could spur a rebirth of parochial education. The Trump administration’s consideration of a federal tax credit scholarship program could be a boon for Catholic schools, many of which have seen devastating enrollment drops and rising costs that have put them out of reach for many poor and working class families. Catholic leaders are seizing the moment, pushing for a federal program that comes with few constraints. “We see this as game-changing,” said Greg Dolan, associate director for public policy for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Catholic Education....
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-education/2017/07/06/catholic-church-eyes-game-changing-school-choice-plan-221189
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