Private school tax credit: A $170 million tax diversion that Georgia lawmakers cloak in secrecy. Why?
State Rep. Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta, met with the AJC Friday for a general discussion on education issues in the state.
“I want us to make sure the money is going to the kids I have envisioned so they can have better choices,” he said. Lindsey said he disagrees with state Rep. Earl Ehrhart, R-Powder Springs, who recently said the scholarship “was never sold” as a program to benefit only low-income students.
“Rep. Ehrhart and I don’t always agree,” said Lindsey.
The AJC has done several good stories on the tax credit and the challenges — deliberately injected into the law
By design, it is impossible to know how the $170 million in private school tax credits have been spent or on whom. (AJC file photo)
Among his concerns: Whether the private school scholarship tax credit is working as it was presented to the General Assembly — as a means to help low-income kids whose parents had no other way to afford private schools.“I want us to make sure the money is going to the kids I have envisioned so they can have better choices,” he said. Lindsey said he disagrees with state Rep. Earl Ehrhart, R-Powder Springs, who recently said the scholarship “was never sold” as a program to benefit only low-income students.
“Rep. Ehrhart and I don’t always agree,” said Lindsey.
The AJC has done several good stories on the tax credit and the challenges — deliberately injected into the law
