Keep our tax dollars in our local schools Harrisburg politicians are up to their shenanigans believing we are not paying attention. They plan to use our tax dollars to further enrich owners of private and religious schools. Senate Bill 1, introduced by Sen. Scott Martin to the Senate Education Committee, would: Increase tax breaks to businesses and corporations who support private and religious schools, then increase that by 25% each year. Cost: $300M this year; $1B over five years. Empower a commission of political appointees to open charter schools without school board and taxpayer approval. Cost: In 2019-20 alone we, the Pennsylvania taxpayers, spent $2B on charter school tuition bills, which is money taken away from our local schools.