The Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) takes up to 10% of all CSF taxpayer funds off the top of Education Freedom Account voucher moneys. Last year, NH paid $ 2.3 million of the national CSF’s $5.2 million for running their organization.
The process to create the Republican report — and the reaction to it by Democrats — showcased deep partisan divisions over the voucher-like program.Â
In addition to appeals to school choice, Republican lawmakers have argued the EFA program saves money for local property taxpayers because when a student leaves a public school district, the residents no longer pay the local portion of public school tuition for that student. Â
While something should be done to help support the families and taxpayers of Claremont to ensure adequate education and oversight, the payday loan with 4% interest and strings attached is not the answer. There is a better solution to the immediate problem in Claremont.
School districts around the state are scrambling to draft policies about whether and how to charge tuition to students enrolled in the Education Freedom Account program — students who, unlike traditional homeschoolers, are not legally entitled to free participation in district programming.Â