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Florida Tax Credit Scholarhip’s “Selective Robinhoodism”

by Bob Sikes

From  Orlando Sentinel reporter Dave Weber:

More than four out of every five low-income students receiving a Florida Tax Credit Scholarship are attending religious schools. The rapidly expanding state-scholarship program allows students to attend private schools at taxpayer expense, and 83 percent are choosing church schools.
Schools run by Baptist, Lutheran, Seventh-day Adventist, Catholic, Jewish and Islamic religious organizations are among those accepting scholarship students in Central Florida and across the state. The scholarships are paid with money that certain businesses can contribute to the scholarship organization instead of paying state taxes.
Participation in the program has exploded since it was set up by the Legislature in 2001, with