school choice

Sadaf Knight, CEO of the Florida Policy Institute, breaks down how the expansion of school vouchers in the state is playing out.

On July 1, 2023, every school-aged child in the state will become eligible for an education savings account or private school tuition stipend. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed off on a massive expansion of school choice that lifts income eligibility caps on the program.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation to allow all K-12 students in Florida to receive vouchers for private schools, regardless of family income.

Lawmakers have finished the third week of the carefully scripted legislative session, with Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans firmly in control.

Florida is the latest state to expand its school voucher program to all students, regardless of their family income and whether they’re in private school or homeschool.

A Florida Senate cost estimate to create what’s called “universal choice” for Florida’s school voucher program has put the bill at $646 million.

The proposal lets all K-12 students in Florida become eligible for either a private school scholarship or an education savings account but hesitation about the cost is growing as other states with similar programs face big problems.

Parents are weighing in on a plan to lift income caps from the state's school voucher program, enabling all families to become eligible for private school tuition stipends of funding for other education-related services.

The state puts the cost of a planned "universal choice" program at $210 million. That’s far below the number put out by an independent group. Why the difference?

A measure removing income caps from Florida’s school voucher programs is now moving in the state Senate. Opponents are concerned about the costs, while grudgingly backing lifting restrictions on public schools so they can better compete with private options for students.