In 1991, the Florida Legislature passed, and Gov. Lawton Chiles signed, Blueprint 2000: The Education Reform and Accountability Act. The purpose of Blueprint 2000 was to restructure how Florida’s public education system was managed. In the late 1980s, Florida was a national leader in experimenting with teacher empowerment and site-based[Read More…]
Tag: Education Scholarship Accounts
A closer look at the new kid on school choice block
We all know about charter schools, vouchers and tax-credit scholarships. But there is a new kid on the school choice block called “education savings accounts” (ESAs) and they can be used to purchase multiple education options at a time – and even to save for college. A new Friedman Foundation[Read More…]