For most people, the answer feels inevitable. Taxes go in; government programs come out, and individual taxpayers rarely get a say where their dollars actually land.

But a new federal policy—the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC)—challenges that assumption in a subtle but powerful way. It doesn’t ask Americans to give more. It asks them to choose differently.

At five o’clock in the morning, most teenagers are asleep. Bo Bassett is already working. Before the sun rises over Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Bo has finished his first workout of the day. By the time his classmates arrive at school, he’s already trained his body and sharpened his focus—because for Bo…

The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) introduces a new idea: the ability to direct some of those dollars toward K–12 education—specifically, scholarships for students.

What’s the Difference and Why It Matters to You.

The Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) is the nation’s first federal law that could expand school choice to families in all 50 states.