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BOOST During the 2016 legislative ses-
sion in Annapolis, the nonpublic
school coalition put together an
effort that focused on several differ-
ent legislative approaches, all geared
to creating a program that would
generate scholarships for nonpublic
school students. In the end, these
efforts were met with success, b”H, as
key legislative leaders and the gover-
nor’s office came to an agreement to
provide a brand new $5 million allo-
cation in the state budget to dis-
pense tuition scholarships for stu-
TUITAIAROEPNPASLVYCAHTILOOALDBAALRYES! –HIPS dents to attend eligible nonpublic
schools in Maryland.
The new program, called BOOST
(Broadening Options and
Opportunities for Students Today), is
a one-year program that is mandated
by Rabbi Ariel Sadwin to provide scholarships for the
For the last decade, private school or tax credit program. Day school advo- 2016/17 school year to students from
families in Maryland have read with cates in Maryland have worked tireless-
envy about the programs in close to ly and diligently throughout that time low-income homes. The criteria for
20 states across the country that to provide their constituents with a pro-
provide tuition scholarships, gram to address this great need, but that designation is a nationally-
whether through a school voucher year after year things fell short for one
reason or another. accepted formula that is used to
determine a child’s eligibility for free
or reduced prices for the federally-
funded school lunch program (cate-
38 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
sion in Annapolis, the nonpublic
school coalition put together an
effort that focused on several differ-
ent legislative approaches, all geared
to creating a program that would
generate scholarships for nonpublic
school students. In the end, these
efforts were met with success, b”H, as
key legislative leaders and the gover-
nor’s office came to an agreement to
provide a brand new $5 million allo-
cation in the state budget to dis-
pense tuition scholarships for stu-
TUITAIAROEPNPASLVYCAHTILOOALDBAALRYES! –HIPS dents to attend eligible nonpublic
schools in Maryland.
The new program, called BOOST
(Broadening Options and
Opportunities for Students Today), is
a one-year program that is mandated
by Rabbi Ariel Sadwin to provide scholarships for the
For the last decade, private school or tax credit program. Day school advo- 2016/17 school year to students from
families in Maryland have read with cates in Maryland have worked tireless-
envy about the programs in close to ly and diligently throughout that time low-income homes. The criteria for
20 states across the country that to provide their constituents with a pro-
provide tuition scholarships, gram to address this great need, but that designation is a nationally-
whether through a school voucher year after year things fell short for one
reason or another. accepted formula that is used to
determine a child’s eligibility for free
or reduced prices for the federally-
funded school lunch program (cate-
38 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
