Corbett unveiled his proposal in York Tuesday, saying the current model for education in Pennsylvania isn't working, and "we have to think and act smarter."
The governor wants to implement a voucher program for students in the state's lowest-performing public schools, adopt a more rigorous teacher evaluation system, loosen restrictions on public charter schools and expand a business tax credit program that funds scholarships and school educational foundations."
"The most controversial is the "opportunity scholarship" program that would award state grants to low-income students in school districts with the lowest-performing schools in the state. A family of four with an income of $29,000 or less would be eligible for vouchers for tuition at a private school or another public school. Corbett said scholarship recipients would be subject to state-administered assessments to assure the money is being spent wisely, but he provided no details on how that process would work."
"In addition to implementing vouchers, the governor wants to expand funding for the Educational Improvement Tax Credit, which this year will provide $75 million worth of tax credits to businesses that donate to scholarship funds and other educational programs, mainly at private schools."
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