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Teach Florida Thanks State Legislature For Expanding K-12 Scholarships By JLNJ Staff | April 29, 2021
(Courtesy of Teach Florida) Teach Florida, a nonpartisan organization advocating for educational funding opportunities for Florida nonpublic schools, thanks the state’s legislature for passing SB48/HB7045, a bill that will significantly increase the state’s income-based and special-needs scholarships for nonpublic school students. As of July 1, students from working- and middle-class families with income up to 375% of the federal poverty level will be eligible for scholarships to attend nonpublic schools at the same funding level as per student public school students receive from the state approximately $7,500 per student. The bill is now set to go to Governor DeSantis, a strong school choice supporter, for his expected approval.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 3.1.21
With apologies to the late, great
Tim Russert ⦠The top three issues facing the 2021 Florida Legislature are COVID, COVID, COVID.
Itâs no surprise that just about everything that will happen during the 60-day Session will be directly or indirectly related to the pandemic or influenced by the countless ways it has changed life in our state.
From health care policy to the budget, from education policy to the environment, the Session will seem like all COVID-19, all the time. Even where legislation doesnât directly link to COVID-19 â say, school choice â lawmakers will be factoring in what it will cost in a pandemic-battered economy or how it will help kids whose schooling was turned upside down.