President Trump is making some big and controversial changes to the future of public education.

The Supreme Court allowed the administration to continue today with a major dismantling of the Department of Education.

There's also an important change included in the President's new tax and spending law that he signed on July 4th.

It would create what many say is essentially a new

national school voucher program. Stephanie Sy has the details. William, starting in 2027,

the government will offer a federal tax incentive more generous than any other on the books.

It's meant to expand school choice, but states will get to decide whether to opt in.

Individuals would get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit up to $1,700 when they give to a nonprofit

that offers education scholarships.

They could then use that money for tuition and other educational expenses, including

for private or religious schooling.

Laura Meckler covers education for The Washington Post and joins me now with more.

Laura, thank you so much for joining the NewsHour.

Could you just start by explaining a little bit more about how this is all going to work and who is

eligible?

Sure.

This is a program that essentially supports state-based organizations that offer scholarships

to families, typically to send them to private schools.

So essentially, if you're a family and you want help paying your tuition bill, you can apply

for a scholarship from one of these private organizations.

But where does the organization get their money?

They get their money from donations.

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