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PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS: BREAKING DOWN THE FEDERAL VOUCHER TAX CREDIT
by Sharlimar Douglass
October 28, 2026
PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Down The Breaking Down The Federal Voucher Tax Credit THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH AT 6:00 PM Maryland still has a choice, but time is running short. Join our upcoming webinar on what the Federal Voucher Tax Credit will mean for Maryland’s public schools and students. Come with questions, share your thoughts, …
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We Urge Governor Moore to OPT-OUT of the FVTC
by Sharlimar Douglass
October 28, 2026
Governor Wes Moore100 State CircleAnnapolis, Maryland21401-1925 Dear Governor Moore, The Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE) and the undersigned group of Maryland education, civil rights, and community-based organizations writes to express our deep concern with the new Federal Voucher Tax Credit (FVTC) program authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and to …
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Federal Voucher Tax Credit Puts Private Interests Ahead of Maryland’s Public School Students
by Sharlimar Douglass
October 7, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2026 Contact: sharlimar douglass – mareealliance@gmail.com Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE) remains opposed to Maryland’s participation in the Federal Voucher Tax Credit, and we are calling on Governor Moore to opt out of the program. Today, the federal government released its regulations regarding …
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MAREE’s Statement on the Federal Voucher Tax Credit
by MAREE
August 18, 2025
The federal voucher tax credit, recently created by Congress and signed into law with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is a private school voucher program that creates a tax shelter for the wealthy while harming Maryland’s students. This federal program will only further increase inequalities in our public education system by allowing private schools to handpick their students and leave underserved populations — like students with disabilities, students with disciplinary histories, multilingual learners, students from low-income backgrounds and those with low test scores — behind. MAREE recognizes school voucher programs as yet another strategy in our nation’s long history of creating separate and unequal schools by encouraging those with the wealth, knowledge, and resources to abandon the public school system at the expense of students, schools and taxpayers.
Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE) Statement on the Departure of Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury
by MAREE
October 6, 2023
The Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE) extends our sincere appreciation and gratitude to outgoing State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury for his service to Maryland’s public schools and shared commitment to improving the learning experiences and outcomes of Black and Brown students…