From Fox News · Joshua Nelson · · 1m 20s
Denver mother fights for daughter's education
Denver mother Mariah Wakefield champions school choice after ACE Scholarships helped her daughter thrive.
In brief
Denver mother Mariah Wakefield champions school choice after ACE Scholarships helped her daughter thrive. Denver mother Mariah Wakefield used ACE Scholarships to enroll her daughter in a school where she thrived, as the group pushes for nationwide school choice through Trump's tax credit. Originally reported by Fox…
Mariah Wakefield's daughter
Denver resident Mariah Wakefield sought a school for her adoptive daughter Jasiya after her mother died in 2013.
ACE Scholarships helps
ACE Scholarships helped Wakefield enroll Jasiya in a school where she thrived after the girl's mother died.
Trump's tax credit
Trump's Education Freedom Tax Credit allows up to $1,700 federal tax credit for cash contributions to qualified nonprofits.
State participation
More than half of U.S. states have signed up for the tax credit program, including Colorado and New York.
State leaders support
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis called the program 'crucial funding for tutoring, after-school programs and summer enrichment'.
ACE campaign
ACE Scholarships launched a multimillion-dollar campaign to raise awareness of the tax credit and expand school choice in Democratic-led states.
Wakefield's success
Jasiya now thrives at Kent Denver School after using school choice to overcome financial barriers.
National impact
The program aims to expand access to K, 12 education for students in 13 states through federal tax credits.
The bottom line
Denver mother Mariah Wakefield used ACE Scholarships to enroll her daughter in a school where she thrived, as the group pushes for nationwide school choice through Trump's tax credit.
