On Tuesday afternoon, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) hosted a K-12 Education Spotlight Forum titled, Raising the Alarm: How the National School Voucher Program Will Be Harmful to Students. Panelists discussed the pending impacts of the federal education tax credit which becomes available in January 2027 in states opting into the program. Senator Hirono also discussed her bill, Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (S. 4297/HR 9289) which would rescind the new tax policy. The bill was introduced earlier this year in the Senate with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and in the House by Reps. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Bonamici (D-OR).