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Calling it a move toward “universal choice,” House Speaker Paul Renner on Thursday announced legislation (HB 1), a proposal that would make every student in Florida eligible for school vouchers — a move that Democrats blasted as a Republican attack on public education.
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The state of Florida is estimated to divert more than $1 billion in public funding to private schools during the 2022-2023 school year, according to an analysis by the Florida Policy Institute and the Education Law Center. Lawmakers have significantly expanded the state's school voucher system in recent years. “Enough is enough,” said one superintendent.
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DeSantis, during a ceremony at St. John the Apostle Catholic School in Hialeah, said the bill (HB 7045) will help provide educational choices to families who might otherwise struggle to pay private-school tuition.
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Republican legislative leaders are lauding a sweeping school-choice measure filed Thursday, while Senate Democrats have vowed to “fight like hell” against the proposal.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Monday a decision by Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank to pull contributions to a Florida school-voucher program is a “publicity…
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State Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith of Orlando is working to change Florida’s private school voucher program ‘Step Up for Students’ because he…