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ORED Hearing Showed Strong Support: How Do We Move Forward?

Thank you ORED supporters! So many ORED supporters showed up on March 25th to support the Rose Friedman Educational Opportunity Act (H.B. 2754) that we filled the hearing room and much of the overflow area. Your continued display of support is what gives this bill a future in Salem. Please continue to call your legislators to remind them of your support for education tax credits, so that we can help Oregon families choose the education their children need.

Now that we have the Committee's attention, we must encourage them to schedule a work session to push this bill on through to the House of Representatives for a vote.

Contact your legislators to remind them that you want them to help pass this bill. Please forward responses from legislators or send your own questions or comments to Christina@CascadePolicy.org.

Click here to see the testimony from the bill's primary sponsor, Rep. Wingard.

Click here to see KPTV's coverage of the hearing.

Photos from the Committee Hearing:
Committee Hearing 1 Committee Hearing 2


Education Tax Credits Can Save Oregon Money

House Bill 2754 would create two education tax credits, one for families’ own out-of-pocket education expenses and another for donations to scholarship-granting organizations for low-income or disabled students. According to a fiscal analysis by Dr. Eric Fruits, HB 2754’s tax credits have potential to save money for the state of Oregon. click here to read more.


Majority of Oregonians Want School Choice,
Think Money Should Follow the Child

Nearly nine out of ten Oregonians would opt out of regular public schools if they could, according to a scientifically representative public opinion poll released this month. Yet, ninety-one percent of Oregon children currently attend a regular public school, usually the one assigned to them based on their home address.

This startling poll of 1,200 likely voters was . . . click here to read more.


School Choice Resources

Do you want the latest data, research, and trends on school vouchers and scholarship tax credit programs?

The award-winning School Choice Yearbook 2008-09 from the Alliance For School Choice is a must-read, full of valuable facts about education reform.

Download it for free, or sign up to get a free copy at www.AllianceForSchoolChoice.org