Search Results: keywords:"homeschooling"

  • S. RES. 44 — Designating the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025, as National School Choice Week.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:279

    S. RES. 44 proposes to designate the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025, as "National School Choice Week." This resolution aims to highlight the importance of providing diverse education options, such as public, private, and homeschool environments, to empower...

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    S. RES. 44 wants to make the week of January 26 to February 1, 2025, "National School Choice Week" to remind everyone that choosing between different kinds of schools, like public, private, or homeschool, can help kids learn better. It celebrates everyone's hard work in making schools great and encourages people to learn about and join events on school choices.

  • H. RES. 974 — Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 21 through January 27, 2024, as National School Choice Week.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:458

    H. RES. 974 expresses support for designating the week of January 21 through January 27, 2024, as "National School Choice Week." This resolution emphasizes the importance of providing diverse educational choices for families, including traditional public schools, charter schools, magnet...

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    In H. RES. 974, Congress wants everyone to know about a special week in January 2024 called National School Choice Week. This week is all about understanding that kids can learn in different places, like regular schools, special-choice schools, or even at home, and everyone is invited to celebrate these choices!

  • H. R. 750 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for education.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,337

    The Achieving Choice in Education Act aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide educational incentives. It expands the use of 529 education savings accounts to cover costs associated with homeschooling and other K-12 expenses, increases the limit on 529 plan...

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    The Achieving Choice in Education Act wants to make it easier for families to pay for school by letting them use special savings accounts, called 529 plans, for homeschool costs and to save even more money. It also tries to encourage states to pass school choice laws by giving them extra financial benefits, but some people think it might not be fair for everyone.

  • S. 5478 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to allow an equivalent deduction for home educators.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:778

    S. 5478, known as the “Support Our Educators Act of 2024,” seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code to benefit educators. It proposes to increase the tax deduction for expenses incurred by elementary and secondary school teachers from $250 to $600. Additionally, the bill...

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    The "Support Our Educators Act of 2024" is a law that wants to help teachers and parents who teach their kids at home by letting them save more money on their taxes for buying school supplies. It plans to increase the amount teachers can deduct from $250 to $600 each year, starting after 2024.