Government Funding of Christian Schooling
The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) supports government funding for Christian schooling through tuition tax credits, vouchers, and other financial venues that further parental involvement and choice in early education through higher education.
ACSI supports any proposed voucher or tax credit legislation or initiatives that are nondiscriminatory on the basis of race, sex, color, or national and ethnic origin and that will do the following:
- allow parents to choose an education consistent with their religious beliefs
- provide access to programs for all children without limit or exception
- not restrict a religious school in the following:
- educational philosophy
- composition of the governing body
- staff selection
- curriculum content and design
The following characterize such legislation or initiatives:
- should not regulate the school’s operational policies or the school’s student selection or retention policies
- should contain language that any such tax credits or vouchers are not direct or indirect aid or assistance to the institution, but rather are a grant-in-aid to the parent(s)
—Adopted by the ACSI Executive Board, July 2005
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