Sparking the evolution of education choice
In this episode of podcastED, Step Up For Students President Doug Tuthill and Florida Senate Education Committee Chairman Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah, discuss how public education shifts are ramping up due in part to COVID-19. Among other topics, Tuthill and Diaz discuss policy changes that will be required to allow families[Read More…]
A bill that expands and aligns two K-12 scholarship programs for economically disadvantaged students won final passage in the Florida Legislature today and will be sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his expected signature. With no debate and by a vote of 21 to 14, the Florida Senate gave final[Read More…]
The Senate Education Appropriations subcommittee voted 5-3 today to bolster and align two state scholarship programs that provide education choice to economically disadvantaged students. SB 1220, a bill that spells out rules for teacher training and qualifications, also includes provisions aimed at aligning policies between the new Family Empowerment Scholarship, adopted last[Read More…]
Florida lawmakers have mounting concerns about the finances of a rural district that recently converted its long-struggling public schools into the state’s first all-charter system. In recent weeks, state House committees have heard multiple perspectives on Somerset Academy in Jefferson County. Community representatives said the charter network worked to earn[Read More…]
In an ongoing effort to make it easier to open charter schools in Florida, some lawmakers want the state – not school districts – to get the first crack at reviewing charter applications. Members of the House Choice & Innovation Subcommittee discussed the idea Thursday during a workshop that introduced[Read More…]
