Photo courtesy Jennifer Shutt/States NewsroomPresident Donald Trump’s administration and congressional Republicans have made school choice a central point of their education agendaShauneen MirandaWashington State StandardSee Grok’s analysis of this storyWASHINGTON — The fierce debate surrounding school choice initiatives took center stage Wednesday during a hearing in a U.S. Senate panel. President Donald Trump’s administration and congressional Republicans have made school choice a central point of their education agenda, including a sweeping national school voucher program baked into the GOP’s mega tax and spending cut bill Trump signed into law in July. Many models for school choiceProponents in Ohio and Florida touted the work of their respective organizations and the broader school choice efforts in their states. In 2022, Arizona became the first state in the country to enact a universal school voucher program. “Our experiences show that vouchers are not the way to achieve that goal.”National school voucher programThe permanent national school voucher program, starting in 2027, allocates up to $1,700 in federal tax credits for individuals who donate to organizations that provide private and religious school scholarships.