An initative of REACH Alliance and it partners statewide, Operation Restore is a campaign to restore the funding for Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program to $75 million – the level at which it was funded in fiscal year 2007-08.  Education tax credits are targeted for budget cuts even though basic education funding is being increased by $354 million
We have many coalition partners across the state, including, but not limited to:

  • Families who benefit from the program
  • Scholarship recipients
  • Scholarship Organizations (SOs)– groups that grant scholarships to deserving students
  • Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organizations (PKSOs)– groups that grant pre-Kindergarten scholarships to deserving students
  • Educational Improvement Organizations (EIOs) – groups that present additional programming opportunities to school-age children in public schools and in their own facilities
  • EITC Businesses – Businesses that contribute to the EITC program
  • Schools – both public schools, who benefit from EIO programming, and private schools, many of which stay open in part because of EITC scholarship funds
  • Families who benefit from the program – both public and private school families whose children’s lives are enriched by the EITC program.

For more information about Operation Restore, please call Erin Loudenslager at 717.238.1878 or email info –at-paschoolchoice.org

About REACH Alliance

The REACH (Road to Educational Achievement Through CHoice) Alliance and its sister organization, the REACH Foundation, are Pennsylvania’s grassroots coalitions dedicated to ensuring parental choice in education.

In 1991, REACH was founded to coordinate the efforts to pass school choice legislation in Pennsylvania. Since then, REACH has grown into a broad, diverse coalition that includes members from the business community, ethnic and religious organizations, parents, and taxpayer groups. As a non-profit, REACH is governed by an independent board of directors and funded through generous contributions of Pennsylvania citizens, churches, and foundations.

As the school choice movement has changed, so has REACH. In addition to school vouchers, REACH advocates and educates the public on the benefits of tuition tax credits, charter schools (including cyber charter schools) and home schooling.

REACH Alliance was instrumental in the drafting, passage, and recent expansions of Pennsylvania’s landmark Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Since passage of the EITC, the REACH Foundation has worked with the state Department of Community and Economic Development to create user-friendly guidelines for the program and has assisted scholarship organizations with start up money and technical assistance.

REACH continues to educate Pennsylvania citizens and the General Assembly to ensure that parents have a true choice in their children’s education.

Please note, if you are looking for the link to contact your legislator, it is here.