FIRST ON FOX: Facing limited options, Denver resident Mariah Wakefield was determined to find a school that suited her adoptive daughter Jasiya’s unique gifts."Not that the school system was a terrible idea, she just needed a little bit more for her to succeed," Wakefield told Fox News Digital, noting that Jasiya was formerly enrolled Denver Public Schools.The bond between Wakefield and Jasiya runs deep.Wakefield became Jasiya’s legal guardian after the girl's mother died in 2013, when Jasiya was just 4 years old.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TOUTS ‘HARD RESET’ FOR AMERICAN SCHOOLS, VOWS TO PUT PARENTS ‘BACK IN CHARGE’A high school classroom.
(Jeffrey Basinger/Newsday RM via Getty Images)In the years that followed, Wakefield navigated significant adversity, including household changes and personal instability while grappling with bereavement and incarceration.Throughout the turbulence—and as other children moved in and out of the home—Mariah prioritized Jasiya’s future.Help arrived at a pivotal moment through ACE Scholarships, a national Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) that stepped in to help Wakefield enroll Jasiya in a school where she could thrive.Now, Wakefield wants every parent to know about the organization—especially as ACE launches a nationwide awareness campaign centered around President Donald Trump’s federal school choice initiative.The program, centered on the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC), allows individual taxpayers to receive up to a $1,700 dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for cash contributions to qualified non-profit SGOs ($3,400 for married couples filing jointly).
Under the legislation, state governors must formally opt in for local families and educational organizations to participate.More than half of U.S.states have already signed up to participate.
Colorado Gov.Jared Polis was the first Democratic governor to announce his state’s participation, dismissing critics at the time by telling local media he "woul...