School Vouchers

Some families using the voucher for students with disabilities have faced financial and emotional hardship due to payment delays. Private school providers have also felt the ripples of mismanagement.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we looked at changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) under President Trump’s mega spending bill, complications with Florida's school voucher program and more.

Families can use the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities to pay for three precollege programs at the Leesburg college.

Tom Hudson of "The Florida Roundup" joined Houston Public Radio to discuss how Florida is serving as a model for school voucher programs.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we look at Texas’ foray into universal school vouchers; how Florida’s voucher program is going; and mounting tensions between condo owners and condo board associations in the wake of condo reforms.

All parents are eligible for public funds to help pay for nonpublic education since state lawmakers have dramatically expanded access to the scholarships in recent years.

The school choice debate has grown over the years. Now, some U.S. legislators are proposing a nationwide voucher program. Critics say the bill has flaws.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Manny Diaz have pointed to school choice as a reason that students have improved on the most recent statewide assessment of skill.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked for a historic $29.7 billion for public education. Florida's largest teachers union, however, is concerned about the increase per pupil and added funds for the state's voucher program.

The Florida Policy Institute says the vouchers cost the state $4 billion this school year.

The news comes almost two years after a universal voucher program took effect in the state.

Thousands of students have left Florida’s public schools amid an explosive growth in school choice. Now districts are reckoning with the financial realities of empty seats in aging classrooms.