Kathy Hochul Tries Having It Both Ways On School Choice

Originally published by Daily Caller.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul seems to be walking a tightrope on education reform.

Last week, she surprised nationwide school choice advocates with her recent announcement to opt New York into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), the K–12 tax-credit scholarship program codified by the One Big, Beautiful Bill.

However, her support comes with conditions. Although she supports the FSTC’s “potential to help New York students and schools,” Hochul also “awaits information from the federal government on the program,” hoping to avoid anything that resembles “poison pills that could harm New York’s education system.”

But Governor Hochul’s hesitancy is completely unwarranted.

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