Education Savings Accounts for Elementary and Secondary Education (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Aug. 23, 2001 |
| Report Number |
RS20289 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Bob Lyke and James B. Stedman, Domestic Social Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-16) that President Bush signed on June 7, 2001, includes these changes, effective after 2001. The most prominent issue they raise is whether the federal government should assist families whose children are educated in private schools. Policy questions include what effect such assistance might have on public schools and student performance and whether it would be constitutional. Concerns have also been expressed that the legislation would create compliance problems and is most likely to benefit better-off families. P.L. 107-22 renamed the accounts Coverdell education savings accounts.
