School choice can be a polarizing – and often politicized – issue. Each new charter school that pops up provokes debate, funding toward private or Catholic institutions is challenged for not going toward public schools, and with each decision a parent makes, the potential criticisms seem endless.

Students and families are already financially planning for the 2023-2024 school year, and to help them, AL DÍA gathered some scholarship opportunities that Latinos can benefit from. Be sure to check the application deadlines and the criteria for each scholarship.

Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS), the premier need-based scholarship organization in the Philadelphia region, announced a record number of funds raised through its Giving Tuesday campaign with $100,915 in donations.

The General Assembly and Governor Wolf approved a budget which addresses an increased need for statewide educational alternatives for students and their families via an expansion of Pennsylvania’s tax credit programs.

BLOCS Chief Executive Officer Dave Rowan announced that the nonprofit has successfully awarded over $1.3M in tuition assistance to more than 2,200 students in the Philadelphia five county region, whose families have suffered financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.