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01/22/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/22/2026 11:00

White, Policy Committee Host Hearing on School Choice: EITC, OSTC and Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

Jan. 22, 2026

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled "Expanding Educational Opportunities in Pennsylvania" to examine how Pennsylvania's proven school choice programs-EITC and OSTC-are expanding educational opportunity for families, and to evaluate the potential role of the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), also known as the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, in building on that success.

WHO: Testifiers will include Stephen Bloom, vice president, Commonwealth Foundation; Rachel Langan, senior education policy analyst, Commonwealth Foundation; Dr. Patrick Graff, senior fellow, American Federation for Children; and Keisha Jordan, president & CEO, Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia.

WHEN: Friday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Saint Anselm School, 12670 Dunks Ferry Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154

LIVESTREAM: Barring any technical difficulties, the hearing will be streamed online at policycommittee.com.

Media contact: Nancy Nilson, 717-260-6238, [email protected]


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