School Vouchers

Gov. Ron DeSantis' fifth State of the State address will be notable from a national standpoint as he garners attention as a potential 2024 presidential candidate.

The Florida legislature will formally convene for the start of its annual 60-day regular legislative session. Here's a look at what lawmakers have left on their "To Do" list.

A proposal in the state legislature would dramatically increase the number of students who are eligible for school vouchers. It could come with a huge price tag.

The proposal was approved by a House subcommittee along almost-straight party lines.

Florida House Speaker Paul Renner's plan would move the state closer to what's called "vouchers for all." The path toward universal school choice has been laid out during the past 25 years.

It would set up education savings accounts that, among other things, could be sued toward private-school tuition. Home-schooled students would also be eligible.

Funds for private schools went from $326 million in 2020 to an estimated $1.3 billion for the 2022-2023 school year, according to the report.

Florida’s Board of Education has approved an emergency rule to allow private school vouchers if parents feel their children are being harassed by a school district’s COVID-19 safety policies, including requirements to wear masks.

As legal battles heat up, the Department of Education will consider expanding the "hope scholarship" to provide access to vouchers for families against mask mandates.

It would have merged the state's five school choice programs into two — a proposal backed by Republicans.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation in Tampa Thursday that will dramatically expand a voucher program that helps students go to private schools, the…

After starting a school-voucher program last year, Florida lawmakers appear ready to speed up its expansion.Key House and Senate panels Tuesday approved…