States can pave the way for school tuition assistance

(JNS) — The tuition crisis has been on the Jewish community’s agenda for many years. No silver bullet has delivered day school affordability to our families. Teach Coalition has worked together with community leaders, politicians and schools to bring relief in the form of additional government funding.

We’ve achieved remarkable progress, but no silver bullet has appeared; until now. With the creation of the Federal Scholarship Program, we are on the cusp of a revolution in Jewish education, making it vastly more affordable and accessible. The new program gives federal tax credits for donations...