{"id":1405,"date":"2026-07-24T23:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/alabama\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2026-07-24T23:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:57:22","slug":"new-federal-tax-credit-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/alabama\/2026\/07\/24\/new-federal-tax-credit-program\/","title":{"rendered":"S2E2: Expanding Educational Freedom &#8211; New Federal Tax Credit Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2392420\/episodes\/19545922-s2e2-expanding-educational-freedom-in-alabama-new-federal-tax-credit-program.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-19545922&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>School choice is entering a new era\u2014and Alabama is at the center of it.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Love Your School Director Sheila Banister sits down with Andy Ryan, Executive Director of the Alabama Opportunity Scholarship Fund, to break down the biggest developments shaping educational freedom in Alabama. 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