Pasco, Pinellas districts move to support federal tax credit scholarships
The big story: Weeks after first publicly discussing the idea, the Pasco County school board inked a deal Tuesday with Step Up for Students to participate in the new federal tax credit scholarship program that begins Jan. 1.
Pinellas County school board members, meanwhile, talked about whether they want to join the effort.
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