Right now Gov. Kathy Hochul has a chance to open up a critical new source of financial support for local families with school-age children, at no cost to New York state.

But she’ll have to defy the teachers’ unions to accept it.

A provision in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will soon trigger a gusher of K-12 scholarship money for students nationwide. 

Starting in 2027, taxpayers will be able to reduce their federal tax bill by up to $1,700 ($3,400 for couples filing jointly) if they donate to scholarship-granting organizations that assist students from low- and middle-income families.

It’s a one-to-one credit, not a tax deduction — so every dollar contributed up to the limit comes off the donor’s federal tax bill.

Essentially, the program will divert money from federal coffers through SGOs to needy families, who can use the scholarships to pay for tuition in private schools of all types, or to cover........

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