On Thursday, the Trump administration, along with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), released a plan to give families more choice through “Education Freedom Scholarships.” The proposal gives businesses and individuals a federal tax credit if they donate to a state’s scholarship granting organizations. States decide whether they will participate and determine how the program will work, from deciding what students are eligible to picking education providers that can receive scholarship funds from families.

In this episode of “The Report Card with Nat Malkus,” on the AEI Education Podcast, host Nat Malkus talks to Chester Finn Jr. and Jim Blew about this idea, its political prospects, and past efforts to increase educational choice in America.

Third-party photos, graphics, and/or video clips in this video may have been cropped or reframed. Third-party photos, graphics, video clips, and/or music may have been edited in a way that does not alter the meaning of the third-party work(s). Music in this video may have been recut from its original arrangement and timing.

In the event this video uses Creative Commons assets: If not noted in the description, titles for Creative Commons assets used in this video can be found at the link provided after each asset.

The use of third-party photos, graphics, video clips, and/or music in this video does not constitute an endorsement from the artists and producers licensing those materials.

AEI operates independently of any political party and does not take institutional positions on any issues. AEI scholars, fellows, and their guests frequently take positions on policy and other issues. When they do, they speak for themselves and not for AEI or its trustees or other scholars or employees.

More information on AEI research integrity can be found here: http://www.aei.org/about/

#aei #news #politics #government #education #podcast