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School-choice group launches $10M ad blitz to push Trump student grants: ‘Our children’s futures’

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Campanile, C. (2026, October 20). School-choice group launches $10M ad blitz to push Trump student grants: ‘Our children’s futures’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/20/us-news/school-choice-group-launches-ad-blitz-on-education-freedom/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-20 · by Carl Campanile

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ACE Scholarships, a national nonprofit focused on providing educational funding to low-income families, is launching a $10 million advertising campaign called “Make It Possible” to promote the Trump administration’s Education Freedom Tax Credit program. This initiative allows taxpayers to contribute up to $1,700 individually or $3,400 for married couples filing jointly to qualified scholarship-granting organizations and claim federal tax credits in return. The contributions are intended to fund scholarships covering tuition, tutoring, and other expenses for K-12 students across various types of schools. ACE Scholarships projects that the program could generate up to $300 million in charitable donations during its first year alone, potentially funding around 75,000 scholarships. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has opted her state into the federal program despite opposition from teachers’ unions who claim it will divert funds from public schools.
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As of October 20, 2026, a school-choice advocacy group called ACE Scholarships has launched a $10 million ad campaign to promote a federal program initiated under former President Trump. The "Education Freedom Tax Credit" allows taxpayers to contribute up to $1,700 individually or $3,400 for married couples filing jointly to scholarship-granting organizations and claim a dollar-for-dollar tax credit. ACE Scholarships forecasts that the program could generate up to $300 million in charitable donations within its first year, potentially funding around 75,000 scholarships. Despite backing from Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul, who claims the program won't siphon funds from public schools, teachers unions remain opposed, alleging that it will undermine public education funding.

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“After a careful review of the federal regulations, we believe this program has the potential to bring millions of additional dollars to New York students and families without taking a single dollar from our state or local budgets …
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🔮 The country’s teachers unions are opposed to the program, claiming it will somehow siphon taxpayer dollars from public schools — even though backers such as Dem New York Gov. Kathy Hochul have dismissed the notion.

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Taxpayers can contribute up to $1,700 individually or $3,400 for married couples filing jointly to a qualified scholarship-granting organization and then claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit under the Trump administration’s “Education Freedom Tax Credit” program beginning Jan. 1. uncertain
Taxpayers → contribute → Jan.
The contributions are supposed to then fund scholarships to help cover tuition, tutoring and other expenses for K-12 students attending public, charter and parochial schools, as well as homeschoolers. asserted
contributions → suppose → schools
The country’s teachers unions are opposed to the program, claiming it will somehow siphon taxpayer dollars from public schools — even though backers such as Dem New York Gov. Kathy Hochul have dismissed the notion. asserted
backers → claim → notion
ACE Scholarships — a national nonprofit that aims to provide funding to low-income families for such educational scholarships — is bankrolling the new ad campaign, dubbed “Make It Possible” and worth more than $10 million. asserted
It → aim → campaign
The group projects that the Trump initiative could generate up to $300 million in charitable donations for its organization — allowing it to fund roughly 75,000 scholarships for students during just the first year. uncertain
it → project → year
“The tax credit is the mechanism, but what motivates giving is our children’s futures,” said Norton Rainey, CEO of ACE Scholarships. asserted
Rainey → motivate → Scholarships
“ ‘Make It Possible’ is designed to remind Americans that educational opportunity can change the trajectory of a child’s life—helping them discover their potential and pursue a future that might otherwise be out of reach,’’ Rainey said. “We have an important responsibility to help taxpayers understand that they now have the power to make those opportunities possible for millions of children.” uncertain
opportunities → make → children
The ad campaign will run on television and audio streaming platforms, YouTube and other social-media entities including Meta and TikTok. asserted
campaign → run → Meta
The ads also will air during highly watched televised college football bowl games. asserted
ads → air → games
The campaign’s primary markets will include New York, Philadelphia, the District of Columbia, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Kansas City, Orlando and Denver. asserted
markets → include → Columbia
Students can only benefit from the federal program if governors decide to have their states participate. asserted
states → benefit → program
Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted
Report → start → news
Hochul has already opted the state into the federal program — which could potentially benefit 2.7 million students here — despite opposition from the teachers’ union. uncertain
which → opt → union
Having New York in the program has been the top policy priority of coalitions representing parochial schools, including the Teach Coalition for Jewish schools or yeshivas and the New York Catholic Conference on behalf of their religious schools. But leaders of the teachers’ unions and other public-school advocates — including the NAACP and the NYCLU — claim the program is a back-door privatization scheme aimed at siphoning taxpayer dollars from public schools. uncertain
program → have → schools
Hochul disagreed, deciding New York would participate in the program because it benefits students from all schools — public and private — and saying it doesn’t take money away from public schools. “I’ve been clear from the start that New York would participate in the federal scholarship tax credit program if, and only if, all schools and students, including those in our public schools, could benefit,” Hochul said regarding her decision. uncertain
Hochul → disagree → decision
“After a careful review of the federal regulations, we believe this program has the potential to bring millions of additional dollars to New York students and families without taking a single dollar from our state or local budgets … asserted
program → believe → budgets
I’m not going to leave money on the table when it could help our kids. uncertain
it → go → kids
I look forward to working with education leaders across the state to make sure these resources reach students in every community.” asserted
resources → look → community
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