Opt in or miss out: Pressure mounts on governors over education tax credits Erika Donalds of America First Policy Institute warns states that don’t opt in could miss privately funded scholarships for tuition, homeschooling and special needs services. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: States that decline to opt in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) could forgo nearly $23 billion in education funding over the next three years, according to a new analysis from the