Private School Tax Credit Review Committee Holds Second Meeting
WHAT: The second meeting of the Private School Tuition Tax Credit Review Committee formed by Speaker Kirk Adams (R-Dist. 19) in October is scheduled to meet today to review information provided from individual STO organizations regarding the application, administration and approval processes for the tax credits…
Fall 2009 Newsletter
APESF has released a fall newsletter for 2009! Stay up-to-date on what’s happening with APESF and the Private School Tax Credit Program…
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APESF Response to Review Committee
On October 15, the Private School Tax Credit Review Committee from the AZ House of Representatives sent a letter to all Arizona STO’s requesting information regarding their programs. The following is a copy of our response to that letter…
Corporate Tax Credit Victory!
Arlington—Late yesterday, the Arizona Supreme Court declined to review the Arizona Court of Appeals’ March 2009 decision in Green v. Garriott upholding Arizona’s Corporate Tuition Tax Credit Program, thus ending a legal challenge to the program that funds scholarships for low- and middle-income children who transfer from public to private schools…
Private School Tax Credit Review Committee Schedules First Meeting
STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX (October 1, 2009) – The first meeting of the Private School Tuition Tax Credit Review Committee formed two weeks ago by Speaker Kirk Adams (R-Dist. 19) to review and assess the individual tax credit program has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 14…
Changes to our Program
APESF is excited to announce that we have launched a new website with new and updated features! Feel free to look around. In addition, we’re also implementing a few changes to our program. Read below for details:
- Online Application | Parents–You now have the ability to fill out and send an application directly on our website. From now on, we encourage you to use our website rather than the printed application form. This will be more efficient and ensure timely delivery of your application.
- Donations | We now accept Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, and Discover. In addition, a new provision in the law will allow you, as a donor, to contribute via…
CAP School Choice Press Release
School Choice Working Group Plans Improvements to the Individual Scholarship Tax Credit Program
School choice proponents today announced their intention to work with the newly- announced Arizona House of Representatives Private School Tuition Tax Credit Review Committee in the formulation of a bold and ambitious policy proposal that will improve and enhance the…
Private School Tax Credit Review Committee
NEWS RELEASE
Speaker Adams Forms Official Private School Tuition Tax Credit Review Committee
Group tasked with producing report with recommendations by December 2009
STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX (September 17, 2009) – Today Speaker Kirk Adams announced the formation of the Private School Tuition Tax Credit Review Committee, tasked with reviewing and assessing the individual tax credit program for private schools…
CAP: School Choice – As Important As Ever!
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Recently, two Phoenix-area newspapers launched vicious attacks on Arizona’s school choice programs. Both the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune published articles “investigating” school tuition organizations that provide scholarships for children to attend the schools of their parents’ choosing. The articles claim that school choice programs only benefit the wealthy while doing nothing to help the poor.
The truth these articles conveniently omit is that, regardless of the income levels of the recipients, these programs save the state money – leaving more money, not less for public education. The programs also benefit…