The Florida House Education Committee unanimously passed HB 1109, allowing students at private schools to participate in sports at a public school of their choice based on their school district’s open enrollment policy. The bill would expand extracurricular options for private school students. It’s now ready for a vote on the[Read More…]
Tag: extracurricular activities
Bill could let Fla. charter school students participate in private school activities
A bill filed this week would allow Florida’s charter school students to play sports, or take part in other extracurricular activities, at private schools. The state already has a “Tim Tebow” law that allows homeschool students — as well as students enrolled in charters or other schools of choice — to[Read More…]
Virtual school clubs take art, extracurricular activities online
Two years ago, Jordan Hamilton was looking for an artistic outlet. She’d been taking classes at Florida Virtual School’s Escambia County franchise for two years, and after some searching, she found her way to Virge, the virtual school’s student-run literary magazine. She said that at the time, she thought it might offer a forum[Read More…]
Contentious extracurricular legislation advances in Florida Senate
A bill that would overhaul Florida’s system governing high school athletics for an “era of school choice” remains alive after passing its first state Senate panel Wednesday. The proposal by Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, would place new limits on the operations and recruiting investigations of the Florida High School Athletic Association.[Read More…]
Lawmakers look to tackle extracurricular activities, sports and school choice
A Florida House panel is weighing legislation aimed at opening high school sports and other extracurricular activities to more students enrolled in school choice programs. State law already allows home education, virtual school and private school students to participate in high school sports. But some lawmakers have said the state’s laws[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Charter schools, testing, school boards and more
Charter schools. A school district mistakenly and unlawfully tries to exclude a charter school student from middle school sports. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The State Board of Education approves a charter school appeal from Polk County. Lakeland Ledger. School choice. A debate over whether to draw school boundaries or stick with a controlled-choice[Read More…]
Where school choice legislation stands in Florida
When it comes to school choice legislation, lawmakers will have some differences to resolve when they return from their week-long break for Easter and Passover. Here’s a look at where things stand on some of the issues we highlighted going into the legislative session, plus a few new ones that[Read More…]
Florida Roundup: Tax credit scholarships, extracurricular activities, testing and more
Tax credit scholarships. Revived legislation expanding the program clears a House-panel on a party-line vote. Florida Times-Union. Capitol News Service. News Service of Florida. Times/Herald. Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. WFSU. The legislation could extend scholarships to middle-class families. Sun-Sentinel. A Washington Post blogger seizes on inconsistent uses of the term “waiting list.” Answer Sheet. A Palm[Read More…]