Senior Fellow for policy & research @SchoolChoiceNow Sociologist & Education Policy Researcher “Broadly plausible” - Politico
South Bend, IN
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One of the most common questions I get when describing school choice is "I support parents having a choice, but what about the public schools?"
Excited to share a new study out today that examines these (potentially) competing policy alternatives directly:
Does funding school choice harm public schools by taking away needed funding?
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Does funding school choice create competitive accountability which also benefits public school students?
I've been thinking through this work for the last few years and am grateful to @EducationNext for publishing my piece based on the study.
Here's what I found:
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Constantly amazed by @GinnyGentles and her ability to communicate ed policy topics to a broader audience
Thank you for having me back on Freedom to Learn to discuss the student and donor estimates for the new federal tax credit!!
Highly recommend watching and subscribing 🔥
The Education Freedom Tax Credit could generate $10 billion in new scholarship dollars annually if 5% of eligible taxpayers contribute to scholarship granting organizations. @schoolchoicenow's @PArthurGraff joins the podcast to explain who can donate and who can benefit next year.
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Here's our episode on Youtube
I need to work on my video background 🤔🙃😅
piped.video/watch?v=45IbnqOL…
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Love to see my recent donor eligibility report highlighted in the WSJ this morning 🔥
Too few people (even those in education!) know about federal tax credit scholarship policy passed as part of the Working Families @TaxCuts
Huge opportunity for public and private school kids
Assuming 10% participation by eligible donors, federal tax-credit scholarship funds could hit $18.8 billion, a new report says.
on.wsj.com/4yexgHM
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The scale of the opportunity is much larger than we previously assumed.
At just 5% participation, nonprofits could award scholarships to well over 2 million K-12 students for tutoring, tuition, special education, and transportation
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If you are connected to K-12 education, highly recommend checking out the report summary and your state specific fact sheet (with all the relevant info from both the student and donor eligibility reports)
Built a calculator to run scenarios as well!
federationforchildren.org/wh…
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Patrick Graff retweeted
Federal School Choice Could Be Huge (via @WSJopinion)
While federal taxpayers anywhere can donate, states must opt into the program before their students can benefit. So far 19 mostly Democratic states, plus Washington, D.C., have declined. Mr. Graff’s (@parthurgraff) report estimates their taxpayers have about $83 billion in scholarship giving capacity. That money could soon be flowing elsewhere because donors in a a state that opts out can still give to qualified recipients in other states.
wsj.com/opinion/federal-scho…
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Patrick Graff retweeted
Every governor in every state should say yes to this opportunity.
"...the American Federation for Children’s (@SchoolChoiceNow) Patrick Graff (@parthurgraff) has said Illinois could see more than $1 billion in education funding if 15% of its taxpayers participated. With Illinois undecided, the billboard gives Indiana groups a way to reach Illinois commuters directly."
@MorningAnswer @DanProft
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I am a long time listener to @PioneerPolicy's Learning Curve podcast - regularly have excellent guests (made an exception for me)
Grateful to @AlbertxCheng and @AlishaTSearcy for the thoughtful questions on my time in the classroom and recent research on school choice
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Here's the research referenced on the Competitive Effects of School Choice vs. Additional School Spending
One of the most common questions I get when describing school choice is "I support parents having a choice, but what about the public schools?"
Excited to share a new study out today that examines these (potentially) competing policy alternatives directly:
Does funding school choice harm public schools by taking away needed funding?
Or
Does funding school choice create competitive accountability which also benefits public school students?
I've been thinking through this work for the last few years and am grateful to @EducationNext for publishing my piece based on the study.
Here's what I found:
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Federal tax credit scholarship reports on student eligibility and the universe of donors that could contribute
The Working Families Tax Cuts ushered in a new federal Education Freedom Tax Credit that can unlock billions in donor-supported K-12 resources.
@SchoolChoiceNow's @parthurgraff has now authored two reports that point to nearly 52 million students who are eligible to receive scholarships and the 121.5 million tax payers who can support these efforts and claim the tax credit.
This is truly a moment unlike any other in American history.
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Patrick Graff retweeted
The Education Freedom Tax Credit can unlock billions for K-12 scholarships.
@parthurgraff has a pair of reports estimating student eligibility and the millions of Americans who can support this effort by giving to scholarship organizations (like @afcscholarship) across the country.
More ➡️ federalscholarships.com/
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Patrick Graff retweeted
121.5 million.
That's the estimated number of taxpayers who could be eligible to claim the Education Freedom Tax Credit beginning in 2027.
Nearly 3 in 4 tax filers.
The scale of this opportunity for K–12 education is enormous.
@schoolchoicenow @parthurgraff
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Patrick Graff retweeted
Could Trump’s School Choice Program Rival Title I or IDEA in Size? (by @AriannaProthero @educationweek)
“That’s a massive universe of students as well as potential donors,” said @parthurgraff. Pointing to how students enrolled in public schools will be eligible for scholarships and how school districts could set up their own scholarship-granting organizations, he said.
edweek.org/policy-politics/c…
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Patrick Graff retweeted
Who can fund a scholarship and receive a 1:1 income tax credit under the Education Freedom Tax Credit in 2027?
Answer: Over 120 million tax filers in 2027!
If only 2% participate, I estimate that will raise $3.8 billion for K-12 public and private school scholarships 🤯
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Who can fund a scholarship and receive a 1:1 income tax credit under the Education Freedom Tax Credit in 2027?
Answer: Over 120 million tax filers in 2027!
If only 2% participate, I estimate that will raise $3.8 billion for K-12 public and private school scholarships 🤯
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Please check out the full report - out this morning!
federationforchildren.org/wh…
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