教育部长McMahon访华盛顿州Spokane 吁州长加入「教育自由税收抵免」 巡访抵第46站
Spokane——美国教育部10月19日发布，教育部长 Linda McMahon 当日到访华盛顿州 Spokane，这是她「把教育还给各州」（Returning Education to the States）全国巡访的第46站。McMahon 走访了招收学前至12年级学生的私立基督教学校 King's Schools 与古典高中 Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame，并与联邦众议员 Michael Baumgartner 在 Spokane 合开记者会，呼吁州长 Bob Ferguson 让华盛顿州加入联邦「教育自由税收抵免」（Education Freedom Tax Credit）。教育部称，迄今已有31个州加入该计划；该抵免出自《工薪家庭减税法》，个人向合资格的奖学金发放组织捐款可获最高1,700美元的联邦税收抵免，奖学金可用于支付学费、私人辅导等教育支出，为家庭提供更可负担的教育选择。McMahon 表示，很荣幸与 Baumgartner 议员一道鼓励州长 Ferguson 加入该税收抵免、在华盛顿州扩展教育自由；她此行还看到本地学校与大学采用创新教育模式、学生成果亮眼。按教育部介绍，McMahon 的巡访将走遍全美50个州，听取教师、家长与社区领袖的意见，并汇编最佳实践工具包分发各州。
Secretary McMahon Visits Spokane on Returning Education to the States Tour, Urging Washington to Opt In to Education Freedom Tax Credit
SPOKANE, Wash. — U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Washington state on October 19 as the 46th stop of her Returning Education to the States Tour, the Education Department said. McMahon toured King's Schools, a private Christian school serving preschool through 12th grade, and the Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame, a private classical high school. She also joined U.S. Representative Michael Baumgartner for a press conference in Spokane calling on Governor Bob Ferguson to opt Washington into the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. According to the department, 31 states have so far opted in to the tax credit, which was delivered by the Working Families Tax Cuts Act and provides families with more affordable education options; individuals can receive a federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to approved scholarship-granting organizations. 'It was an honor to join Congressman Baumgartner to encourage Governor Ferguson to opt in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit, and expand education freedom throughout the Evergreen State,' McMahon said. On the tour, she is traveling to all 50 states to hear from teachers, parents and community leaders and to compile a toolkit of best practices for states.
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