Publications - Research & Commentary: Report Shows Florida s Education Choice Programs Have Saved Sunshine State Taxpayers Up to $6 2 Billion through Fiscal Year 2018
heartland.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heartland.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Top 5 things to do this weekend: Sarasota, Siesta Beach, Bradenton, Venice
heraldtribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heraldtribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
DeSantis signs $200 million expansion in Florida for private school vouchers
The measure is a continuation of a decades-long push to expand school choice in Florida, a move Republicans support and most Democrats have fought as they advocate for more oversight and accountability for private schools that get state-funded vouchers.
Â
Â
Surrounded by lawmakers, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session, Friday, April 30, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee. [ WILFREDO LEE | AP ]
Published May 11
Updated May 11
MIAMI â Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed into law a $200 million school choice plan that will pave the way for some 61,000 new students to become eligible for taxpayer-funded vouchers that will help families pay for private tuition and other education expenses.
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs $200 million school choice plan Ana Ceballos and Colleen Wright, The Miami Herald © Joe Cavaretta/TNS Ron DeSantis leaves a West Palm Beach rally where he appeared live on Fox and Friends to sign a voting reform law.
HIALEAH, Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed into law a $200 million school choice plan that will pave the way for some 61,000 new students to become eligible for taxpayer-funded vouchers that will help families pay for private tuition and other education expenses.
The measure is a continuation of a decades-long push to expand school choice in Florida, a move Republicans support and most Democrats have fought as they advocate for more oversight and accountability for private schools that get state-funded vouchers.