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The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service released proposed regulations Oct. 1 on governing the new Education Free Tax Credit, giving states, taxpayers and scholarship organizations a detailed roadmap ahead of the program's Jan. 1 launch. The new federal program provides taxpayers with a dollar-for-dollar, nonrefundable federal income tax credit of up to $1,700 for qualifying cash donations to approved scholarship-granting organizations. One of the most... Full story
Washington’s public education system is built on decades of legislative decisions. Each one adds new requirements, expectations and funding promises. Over time, that accumulation has produced outdated, duplicative, underfunded or misaligned mandates. House Bill 2636 offers a practical, bipartisan solution. The bill recognizes that accountability should apply not only to schools, but also to the imposed policies. If the Legislature expects results from schools, it must also regularly assess whether its own policies are c...
