Here in New York, there is a new bill being proposed that would allow parents who homeschool or send their kids to private school to get a reimbursement/tax credit of up to $3500 per child.  I am hearing mixed things about this tax issue.  One homeschooling mother was saying that as soon as you accept money from the government, they will feel they have the right to get more involved with how you are educating your kids.  Also, the public schools are putting out commercials on tv telling everyone they are going to lose over a billion dollars for education if this gets passed.  (That is money they shouldn't be getting in the first place, in my opinion, since it is money that is rightfully for the children that are not actually attending those public schools.)  That brings up a point in my mind, though.  If the public schools do lose a bunch of money, will that raise our school taxes?  If so, how much will the taxes raise? 

There are a lot of homeschooling parents who would welcome the tax credit/reimbursement, ourselves included.  However, I am wondering about the points that have been brought up against it.  Do any of you have any insight into this matter?  I know that there are a few states out there who have incorporated a very similar thing.  Do any of you know anything about how it turned out?  Did those state governments in turn try to gain more control over the homeschoolers or private schools?  Did the local school taxes get raised significantly?

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