Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program
About the Intervention
The Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program provides private school scholarships to low-income students in Florida (kindergarten through 12th grade). The program is funded by corporate donations that receive 100% tax credits and is administered by scholarship funding organizations, primarily Step Up for Students. Students must meet income eligibility requirements (initially 185% of federal poverty level, expanded to 260% by 2016-17). The scholarship amount was initially $3,500 and increased to over $6,000 by 2017, covering tuition and fees at participating private schools. For most of the program's history, students entering 2nd through 12th grade had to attend a Florida public school for the full year before enrolling in a private school. The program began in 2002-03 and has grown to serve over 100,000 students, making it the nation's largest private school choice program.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect: on college enrollment
Positive effect: on community college enrollment
Positive effect: on associate degree attainment for students entering before high school
No effect: on bachelor's degree attainment
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Focus Areas
Economically DisadvantagedPrograms & Services
N/ADelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
N/ATarget Groups
Student(s)Citation
Daniel, K. & Matthew M., C. (2017). The Effects of Statewide Private School Choice on College Enrollment and Graduation: Evidence from the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Education Policy Program. Research Report (ED585325). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED585325.pdf.
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