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The voucher program was expanded in 2023 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that allowed all families, regardless of their income levels, to apply for a private school voucher.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida yanked four private school campuses, including the top-rated Park Maitland School, from its voucher programs because of “direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party ...
In March 2023, Florida's school choice program expanded by removing the income-eligibility requirements that were part of the previous programs. This made all students eligible for taxpayer-backed vouchers as of the 2023-2024 school year. [2] Florida's public school options include magnet schools, academies, charter schools and other programs.
For the 2020–2021 school year, public school enrollment fell by 3 percent. Private and charter schools grew an estimated 7 percent. 18 states either initiated school-choice programs or expanded offerings, making 3.6 million American students eligible for school choice and/or homeschool support programs. Several states expanded eligibility to ...
Florida’s Board of Education decided Friday to provide private school vouchers to parents who say a public school district’s mask-wearing requirements amount to harassment of their children.
On February 24, 2022, the Florida House of Representatives passed the Parental Rights in Education Act with 69 in favor and 47 against. [15] Commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" bill by its opponents, it prevents public schools from holding discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity, stating that lessons "may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is ...
Florida yanked four private school campuses, including the top-rated Park Maitland School, from its voucher programs because of “direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party,” Gov. Ron DeSantis ...
About 445,000 students, or about 13% of the state’s K-12 students, attended private school in the 2022-23 school year, while more than 2,870,500, or about 87%, were public school students ...