Supporters of a plan to spend $50 million in state money on private schools and homeschooling costs said it would help increase Idaho families’ access to education opportunities for children with a range of learning abilities.
The money, given to parents in the form of tax credits, would help families of “modest resources” pay for private education that might have otherwise been out of reach, then-Rep. Wendy Horman said when Gov. Brad Little signed the bill into law in 2025.
But a Friday report by the Idaho State Tax Commission suggests that, in the first year of the program, that’s largely not how it’s playing out…