The Erie Catholic School System is urging families, alumni, parishioners, donors, and community supporters to contact state lawmakers as legislation that could impact Catholic school scholarships awaits consideration in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
House Bill 2632, which is currently before the full House, would reduce funding for Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program by $102 million and add new administrative requirements to the program.
The EITC Program provides scholarship funding that helps families afford tuition at private and religious schools across the Commonwealth. The program gives parents greater educational choice and helps students attend schools that best fit their academic, personal, and spiritual needs…