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More than 386,000 applications for the upcoming school year have been submitted, surpassing the number of vouchers awarded last school year.
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A state voucher program that began in the 2023-2024 school year is on pace to double in size — at least — as applications roll in from families who educate children at home and are seeking funds to make a range of purchases.
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The legislative session has come to an end and bills are headed to the governor's desk. Here are some key pieces of legislation that public education watchers will be following in the upcoming school year.
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Against the backdrop of favorable decisions by the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court, Florida was among nine states expanded their school voucher programs.
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Florida lawmakers will meet beginning Monday for the annual regular legislative session. They’re required to pass a state budget, which Gov. Ron DeSantis released his recommendations for in December.
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At a House subcommittee meeting, state leaders and voucher distributors discussed how to make future voucher payments more seamless.
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Superintendent Peter Licata says closing schools is a last resort but it's still an option to save the district money.
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Senate bill sponsor Jay Collins, R-Tampa, pointed to a waiting list of roughly 8,900 students seeking vouchers in the program.
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The proposal would increase the number of students this school year while also placing a higher cap on the number of ESE students next year. The Senate is slated to vote on the issue Wednesday.
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Proponents of the scholarships have touted them as allowing families to customize students’ educations.
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Legislative leaders say the session will include an effort to provide “a mechanism to increase the number of students served under the Family Empowerment Scholarship for students with disabilities.”
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Florida lawmakers are gearing up to provide additional funding to a part of the state's school-voucher program that serves students with special needs, as some proponents of the scholarships say demand has outpaced supply.