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Catholic, religious schools rally to save tax credit scholarships

Educators, clergy, parents and students gathered Sept. 13 at St. Sabina Academy, 7801 S. Throop St., to show their support for Illinois’ tax-credit scholarship program, which is at risk of not being renewed by state legislators before it expires at the end of the year.

Supporters of tax credit scholarships take their stories to Springfield

For Yuridia Carbajal and her family, the Illinois Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program has been a lifeline.

Support for tax credit scholarships grows with donors, parents

Donations for tax credit scholarships to archdiocesan Catholic schools are up about 20 percent over the same time last year, according to archdiocesan officials.

Illinois bishops release letter about tax-credit scholarship program

We, the diocesan bishops of Illinois, write to you on an important matter of public policy and social justice. As many of you know, four years ago Democrats and Republicans worked together to pass the Invest in Kids Act on a bipartisan vote. This law allows for a 75 percent state income tax credit for any charitable donation to an approved scholarship granting organization (SGO).

Scholarship tax credits could be reduced under state plan

Advocates for tax-credit scholarships in Illinois are planning to mobilize to persuade state legislators and Gov. J.B. Pritzker that the state should not cut the tax credits included in the plan, which has allowed more than 20,000 Illinois elementary and high school students to attend private schools since 2018, the year the scholarships were first awarded.

Cardinal Cupich joins schools’ rally in support of tax-credit scholarships

The cafeteria of St. Nicholas of Tolentine School was filled to capacity Feb. 22 with parents and students from eight Catholic schools who were celebrating Illinois tax-credit scholarships.

Donors match gifts to tax-credit scholarships for Catholic schools

St. Mary Star of the Sea Principal Candice Usauskas knows how important the Illinois tax-credit scholarship program is to her school families.

Schools celebrate tax-credit scholarships

A March 11, 2019, event gathered more than 10 Catholic schools from the Archdiocese of Chicago at St. Agnes of Bohemia School to discuss the tax-credit scholarship program with Empower Illinois. Families from schools in the Pilsen, Little Village, Back of the Yards and Brighton Park neighborhoods and the village of Summit spoke about how tax-credit scholarships have allowed their children to attend Catholic schools.

Application process open for tax-credit scholarships

Plenty of Chicago-area Catholic school families and leaders are excited about the opportunity for students to receive tax-credit scholarships. Now they need more Illinois residents and businesses to donate to the organizations that grant such scholarships to Catholic school families.

Tax-credit scholarships bringing more students into classrooms

To see the effect of Illinois’ new tax-credit scholarships, Melissa Wilson, principal of St. Benedict School in Blue Island, need look no further than the kindergarten classroom.
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