State News

Senate Introduces Proposed K-12 Budget, House 'Schools Of Hope' Expansion Bill Advances

WFSU | By Ryan Dailey,

Published March 19, 2019 at 5:25 PM EDT

Several controversial measures related to education are moving forward in Florida’s House and Senate.

SB 7070, the Senate’s omnibus education bill, looks to create a new voucher program that would pay for low-income families to enroll their kids in private school. Meanwhile, the House PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee advanced a bill that expands the existing Schools of Hope program, which allows charter operators to run schools deemed “persistently low-performing.”

To top it all off, the Senate introduced its proposed K-12 education budget Tuesday.

WFSU News Director Lynn Hatter sat down with reporter Ryan Dailey to recap the day in education at the Capitol.

Tags

State News education

Ryan Dailey

Ryan Dailey is a reporter/producer for WFSU/Florida Public Radio. After graduating from Florida State University, Ryan went into print journalism working for the Tallahassee Democrat for five years. At the Democrat, he worked as a copy editor, general assignment and K-12 education reporter.

See stories by Ryan Dailey

Lynn Hatter

Follow @HatterLynn

Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University and Florida State University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master's in Professional Communication. Lynn has been with WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas. She has worked with several organizations, including Kaiser Health News. Lynn has also partnered with USC-Annenberg's Center for Child Wellbeing on the nationally acclaimed series "Committed," which explored the prevalence of involuntary commitment use on children.
She serves on the board of RTDNA and the United Way of the Big Bend, with previous service on the board of the First Amendment Foundation of Florida.

Find complete bio, contact info, and more stories here.

See stories by Lynn Hatter