Home-schooling families could get financial break
BevK March 8th, 2007
I can’t make up my mind on whether this type of legislation is a good or bad thing. I understand the fears of government regulation being applied once government money gets handed to homeschoolers. But a tax credit isn’t really the same thing. I get a tax credit off my son’s college tuition.
Legislation in Missouri would give St. Louis parents who home-school their children something many of them don’t even want — cash from a $40 million state tax credit program to pay for curriculum and supplies.
If approved, the measure is likely to be the first of its kind in the nation. A handful of states, including Illinois, offer tax breaks to offset the costs of educational supplies, including home-schooling materials. But the Missouri legislation would go further.
Under the plan, home-schooled students who live in areas served by unaccredited school districts would qualify for scholarships, perhaps of as much as $5,000 a year.
