# Kathy Hochul defies her own party on Trump’s $26 billion school choice bet: ‘I’m not going to leave money on the table’

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-22T07:02:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/22/hochul-new-york-opt-in-trump-education-freedom-tax-credit-school-choice/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/kathy-hochul-defies-her-own-party-on-trump-s-26-billion-school-choice--0d2d92/

“I’m not going to leave money on the table when it could help our kids,” Hochul said, making New York the 31st state to join a federal tax credit that critics warn will subsidize private schools at public education’s expense.

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