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October 22, 2026

New York Opts into the Federal Scholarship-Tax-Credit Program

The decision may have a profoundly positive effect on Jewish education in the state.

The 2025 congressional budget statute included a somewhat convoluted provision that will allow families to deduct up to $3,400 from their federal taxes if they donate to non-government organizations that grant scholarships to students. Families can apply for such scholarships to lighten the cost of education, including at religious private schools. Earlier this month, New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul adopted the program, becoming one of only a handful of Democratic governors to do so. Marc Rod reports:

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