{"id":6682,"date":"2026-08-16T10:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T10:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6682"},"modified":"2026-08-16T10:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T10:41:10","slug":"glenn-youngkin-dem-governors-across-the-country-get-a-failing-grade-for-standing-in-the-way-of-education-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6682","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Youngkin: Dem governors across the country get a failing grade for standing in the way of education freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro \u2014 along with just about every other Democratic governor across America \u2014 are currently blocking over 20 million students from life-changing education opportunities.<\/p>\n

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Nothing is more important than our kids. Great tools like the Education Freedom Tax Credit put parents where they belong: at the head of the table in their children\u2019s educations. <\/p>\n

In states that opt in, parents can donate up to $1,700 to scholarship-granting organizations and receive a matching federal-tax credit. That money becomes real K-12 scholarships for tutoring, online classes, educational services for kids with disabilities, transportation services or private-school tuition. And yes, scholarships are even available to K-12 students enrolled in public schools.<\/p>\n

Gov. Hochul has said she will opt in but hasn\u2019t taken binding action yet. While she deliberates, 2.7 million New York students are left waiting.<\/p>\n

Despite what Hobbs, Newsom, Pritzker, Moore, Shapiro and their teachers-union friends might say, letting parents decide what educational pathway is best for their kids is not a controversial statement. In fact, it\u2019s popular. According to\u00a0Democrats for Education Reform, 61% of Democrats \u2014 including 63% of black voters and 68% of Hispanic voters\u00a0\u2014 support these commonsense scholarships.<\/p>\n

This is exactly why I was proud to make Virginia the\u00a0first state in the nation\u00a0to opt in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit. Today, 30 states have officially opted in. That unlocks opportunity for nearly\u00a031 million\u00a0kids. But 20 governors, representing more than 20 million kids, have failed to do so. Many have proactively worked to block access to these scholarships.<\/p>\n

The worst part? Hobbs, Newsom, Pritzker, Moore and Shapiro continue to use deceptive arguments to deny millions of kids in their states this life-changing scholarship opportunity.<\/p>\n

Let me clear things up for\u00a0you governors: The Education Freedom Tax Credit is a no-brainer. <\/p>\n

Not one dollar will be pulled from public-school funding. No new taxes. And if your state has not opted in by Jan. 1, 2027, participating states will receive your state\u2019s taxpayer contributions \u2014 while your state\u2019s kids and families miss out.<\/p>\n

In Arizona, Hobbs is working overtime to keep\u00a01.1 million kids from this scholarship. The Arizona legislature has passed bills to join the program not once, but three times. Hobbs vetoed every single one. This is the same governor who attended private school. She also proposed unwinding Arizona\u2019s Empowerment Scholarship Account program, a powerful tool for school choice. Thanks to Hobbs, when Arizona\u2019s taxpayers contribute to the EFTC, none of their tax dollars will benefit Arizona families.<\/p>\n

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Pennsylvania hasn\u2019t joined either. Even as Shapiro himself benefited from a private education, he has blocked access for 1.8 million Pennsylvania kids.<\/p>\n

Governors: Stop putting politics over the people of your state. You\u2019re hurting so many families. <\/p>\n

That reality became blindingly clear recently when a mother asked me a question I still can\u2019t answer for her: Why would anyone turn down scholarships that cover tutoring, tuition, transportation and services for kids with disabilities? Money that costs state taxpayers nothing and takes nothing from public schools? She doesn\u2019t care about ideology or politics. She was asking why the governor of her state would withhold opportunity from her child.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s an uncomfortable truth at the center of the school-choice debate: Many people, including these governors, who have benefited from choice personally, are often the ones most determined to deny it to everyone else.<\/p>\n

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This is why I launched Empowering America\u2019s Parents. Our mission is simple: Get every governor in the country to opt in, and compel every candidate for governor to commit to stay in.<\/p>\n

If you live in Arizona, California, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania or one of the other states still blocking opportunity, your governor \u2014 and those running to be your governor \u2014 will be making this choice for you and your kids right now, often quietly and sometimes with a veto pen. Visit www.empowerparents.us, learn where your state stands, and share this with friends who have a K-12 student.<\/p>\n

Our kids deserve leaders who stand up for them, not politicians who stand in their way. Let\u2019s stand together for parents and kids.<\/p>\n

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Glenn Youngkin served as the 74th governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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