New York’s Hochul to Back Trump’s Tax Credit for School Choice

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is planning to participate in President Donald Trump’s controversial federal school choice program, according to a statement Friday.

Hochul will be one of the few Democratic leaders to opt into Trump’s program, which is structured as a federal tax credit that allows individuals to direct as much as $1,700 of their annual federal tax bill to nonprofits that grant scholarships to eligible students for qualified educational expenses. It is the first federal “school choice” program, a term that typically refers to programs that use public money to help fund private education options for families.