Sentences with phrase «religious scholarship organizations»

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Joined by area politicians and community leaders, the parents, students and teachers rallied in support of the Education Investment Tax Credit which would increase support for public and religious schools by creating a tax incentive for individuals and corporations to donate to scholarship programs administered by nonprofit educational organizations.

AmeriCorps awards scholarships to individuals who perform at least 1,700 hours of secular public service in programs sponsored by a wide range of organizations, including more than 1,600 schools, both public and religious.

Counselors also provide general information, explaining to the student, for example, filing deadlines and that there may be scholarships and loans available from private sources, including: community organizations, foundations, professional associations, corporations, and commercial lending institutions, religious organizations, and professional groups.

The longest - running of the cases, filed in federal court in 2000, alleged that Arizona's individual tax - credit program violates the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution by permitting organizations to provide scholarships to students that can be used only at religious schools.

While it did not deem scholarship tax credits generally unconstitutional, the decision, if not overturned on appeal, will prevent religious organizations from participating in similar initiatives nationwide — including a parallel program for corporate donations upheld by an Arizona appellate court just weeks earlier.

In addition to requiring schools to administer a nationally norm - referenced test to all students and report learning gains, it required scholarship - granting organizations to present detailed statistical and financial reports to the state and barred them from directing scholarships to specific schools or religious denominations.

One is Arizona's tax credit for contributions to organizations that provide private school scholarships, including for students in religious schools.

As the survey prompt explained, an STC program «gives tax credits to individuals and businesses if they contribute money to nonprofit organizations that distribute private scholarships» thereby giving parents «the option of sending their child to the school of their choice,» including private religious or secular schools.

Arizona passed a scholarship program funded by tax credits and subsequently found itself sued by the ACLU (and nominal plaintiffs that it rounded up) because many of the scholarship organizations were religious and sent recipients to religious schools.

Some scholarship organizations allow scholarship recipients to attend only specified religious schools.

But one route that has come up repeatedly is a federal tax credit that would reward corporations and individuals who donate to scholarship organizations that help low - income students pay for private or religious schools.

Under their bills (H.R. 895 and S. 148), faith - based scholarship organizations would be placed in the untenable position of only being able to participate if they agreed to award scholarships to students attending any private school, regardless of its religious affiliation or lack - thereof.

These programs, like special needs scholarships, allow aid to be used at private organizations, including religious ones.

In particular, the study found severe accountability problems with both programs, most notably: they do not serve students in rural areas where there were virtually no private schools or scholarship organizations (SOs) present; they fund primarily religious schools, which are not required to be accredited or adhere to the same standards for curricula as public schools; they do not require the same testing requirements as public schools, making it impossible to gauge student achievement; and they do not require reporting by schools or SOs.

He has touted a federal version of Florida's tax credit scholarship program, which gives corporations and businesses a tax credit if they donate money to state - approved nonprofit organizations that award scholarships to low - income students to attend private and religious schools.

Non-profit organizations that provide scholarships to children in Pennsylvania to attend the school of their choice — public, non-public or religious.

Each year, clubs, unions, charitable organizations, fraternities, alumni associations, individuals, religious groups, and a variety of other generous groups offer scholarship money to students who meet their criteria.

A huge range of organizations, including schools, employers, individuals, private companies, nonprofits, communities, religious groups, and professional and social organizations offer scholarships.

Some places around your hometown that may offer scholarships include local churches or religious places, small businesses, and organizations.

● The financial aid office at your chosen college or university ● A TRIO counselor or high school counselor ● The U.S. Department of Labor's scholarship search tool ● Your local library's reference section ● Foundations, religious organizations, community groups, civic organizations, or local businesses ● Your employer or your parents» employers ● Organizations focused on helping disenfranchised youth ● Organizations related to your desired field ● Federal and state grant agencies