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Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name.New York will participate in the new federal scholarship tax credit in hopes of generating millions in new dollars for public school students, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday.Hochul becomes the second Democrat — following Colorado Gov. Jared Polis — to voluntarily opt their state into the program, which passed last year as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act backed by President Donald Trump.…

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul intends to opt the state into the federal tax-credit scholarship.The announcement represents a major win for supporters of private school choice who have been lobbying Democratic governors to participate in the program. However, Hochul’s office said she intends to review the details before making the decision official.The American Federation for Children, a national school choice advocacy group, said Thursday night that Hochul first made the announcement at a private gathering. Emma Wallner, a spokesperson for the governor, confirmed…