Equipping Schoolchildren for a Better America

The new Federal Tax Credit Scholarship law will strengthen families to direct their children’s education while affirming religious freedom.

Peter Murphy | July 1, 2026

As the nation soon celebrates its 250th birthday, it is worth recalling that religious freedom and practice were vital to the birth of our constitutional republic and are necessary to sustain it. The various school choice laws in states, along with the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit law, are a growing confirmation that the government respects the free exercise of religion by allowing the choice of religious schools by parents for their children.

This federal law, effective in 2027, has the potential to transform K-12 schooling to a high-quality, more competitive system, and help sustain religious freedom and practice in America. It will financially empower parents with potentially billions of dollars in scholarship opportunities to direct their........

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