New Law to Supercharge School Choice, per ACE CEO

In this article, ACE CEO and advocate Norton Rainey highlights a landmark achievement: the school‑choice provision embedded in the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” signed into law on July 4, 2025. This new federal program allows donors to claim a dollar‑for‑dollar tax credit for contributions – up to $1,700 per person per year – to scholarship‑granting organizations that support low‑ and middle‑income families making up to 300% of their area median income. While the provision marks a historic national breakthrough – enabling a federal school‑choice mechanism where none existed before – it requires state opt‑in for families in each state to benefit. Rainey declares this development could spark a “quantum leap in school choice at a national level,” offering new educational freedom through ACE Scholarships and similar organizations.