Private School Tax Credits Affirmed Unconstitutional, 10/24/09
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On Wednesday 10/21/09, the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed its April 2009 decision that the Arizona School Tuition Organizations Program for private schools is unconstitutional. .
“Arizona’s tax-credit program channels a disproportionate amount of government aid to sectarian STOs, which in turn limit their scholarships to use at religious schools. The scholarship program thus skews aid in favor of religious schools, requiring parents who would prefer a secular private school but who cannot obtain aid from the few available nonsectarian STOs, to choose a religious school to obtain the perceived benefits of a private school education,” the court ruled in April.
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Attorneys to ask high court to review Ariz. tuition tax credits, Arizona Republic
Private school tax credits dealt a setback, EastValley Tribune
Private school tax credits ruled illegal, Arizona Daily Star
AZ Supreme Court declines case challenging tuition tax credits, AZ Capital Times
Tuition aid for kids in need not doled out, Arizona Republic
Tax credit sponsor’s vision unrealized, East Valley Tribune, June 15, 2010
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For a more in-depth account of STOs, visit:
Rigged Privilege, East Valley Tribune
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Tags: Arizona budget, Arizona education budget, Arizona Legislature, Arizona schools, Arizona tax credit, Arizona tuition, k-12 education funding, School Tuition Organization, Steve Yarbrough, STO, tuition tax credit
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