Florida voucher program for home-schoolers on pace to at least double this year
Florida voucher program for home-schoolers on pace to least double this year
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Florida voucher program for home-schoolers on pace to least double this year
“Our antiquated schooling model, complete with geographic assignment, fixed pricing and union-driven service, is far from the market economy model enjoyed in every other aspect of American life.”
As the number of families using private school vouchers has exploded in Florida, “Step Up For Students,” the non-profit tasked with distributing the money, has been struggling to get it in the hands of families and schools this fall.
Nearly 123,000 new students have received private-school vouchers after state lawmakers this year passed a major expansion of voucher programs, while a group that administers the programs says they will not bring an “exodus” from public schools as critics have predicted.
Nearly 123,000 new students have received private-school vouchers after state lawmakers this year passed a major expansion of voucher programs, while a group that administers the programs says they will not bring an "exodus" from public schools as critics have predicted.