The new law will provide for tax credits to people who donate to a “scholarship granting organization” that distributes scholarships to parochial and private schools.
"We have allowed the rich to dictate that they need tax credits to do something that's right," Nebraska State Education Association executive director Jenni Benson said.
“LB753 is not about scholarships,” a speaker at Saturday s rally said. “It’s a tax scheme that will hurt our public school students while benefiting the wealthy.”
LINCOLN — Public school advocates flooded the steps of the State Capitol on Saturday morning in anticipation of a final vote on whether Nebraska should finally adopt some form of