Margie Menzel
Public Accountability ReporterMargie Menzel covers local and state government for WFSU News. She has also worked at the News Service of Florida and Gannett News Service. She earned her B.A. in history at Vanderbilt University and her M.S. in journalism at Florida A&M University.
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Opponents of the new law say it makes changing the state Constitution prohibitively expensive -
Sen. Clay Yarborough: “This is a 35-year-old law. It needs to be repealed. It shouldn’t be on the books.” -
Sen. Don Gaetz: "The entirety of Florida education policy is wrapped around parental choice, and this is a parental choice” -
Roughly one-third of youth leaving foster care experience homelessness -
Lawmakers are expected to send the measure to the governor by Friday -
In Florida, where Head Start serves more than 40,000 families, experts say the loss could be devastating to those families and, potentially, the economy -
“Our hearts go out to the Morales and Chabba families, along with the other victims who continue to grapple with this senseless and horrific tragedy.” -
Sponsor Burgess: “I believe this bill is necessary because 1 in 10 Florida courses lacks a properly trained and certified teacher" -
Twelve schools received checks from the district totaling $2,850 for their participation -
"Why is this bill stalled? It’s part of a pattern we’re seeing"
