Cade Brumley, state superintendent of education for the state of Louisiana, has become the first statewide public school superintendent to endorse the Education Choice for Children Act (ECCA) currently being considered in Congress.

“Parents should be empowered to choose the best school for their children, whether public or private. The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) is proposed federal legislation that would bolster parental rights and increase competition in education. Further, it creatively forms important tax relief for individuals and businesses to provide educational opportunities for students in need,” Brumley said.

Presently, Louisiana has two main statewide private school choice programs – one is a voucher for students from low-income families, and the other is a tax credit scholarship for students from low-income families.  The ECCA would:

• Triple the income eligibility for private school choice in Louisiana to include working-class and middle-class families
• Nearly double the amount of scholarship assistance currently available to each student enrolled in Louisiana’s two existing private school choice programs
• Make private school choice available to hundreds of thousands more students in Louisiana