(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner)
Instant analysis from Jason Bedrick. Ironically enough the Florida School Boards Association and other members of the public school non-profit industrial complex filed suit again the Florida tax credit today. Florida judges would do well to apply the question of harm (and thus standing) to these litigants, because the reality is that Florida public schools have far more money, more students, and employ more people today than before the Florida tax credit passed. The state appointed academic evaluator (and others) have found that part of the source for the remarkable improvement in public schools originated from the tax credit program. The districts would have higher enrollment in the absence of the program, but they have local funding to cover their fixed costs and have been dealing with enrollment growth for decades and will deal with more in decades to come.
I’d love to hear a coherent claim of harm in any of this. The New Hampshire Supreme Court was wise and just in drawing this conclusion, and thousands of low and middle income children will have greater options because of it. I hope that Florida’s judges will prove equally adept.
Thanks, Matt! It’s a great day for kids in NH!
Congrats to you, Cato and the Institute for Justice and your whole NH team!
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Having choices can improve everything, even education.