Ryan NicolJanuary 4, 2021
4min457
Sen. Lauren Book has already filed companion legislation.
Tag: Disabled students
Ryan NicolJanuary 4, 2021Ryan NicolDecember 8, 2020
4min917
This is the fourth time Book has tried to advance this type of measure.
Ana CeballosMarch 5, 2018
5min587
Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration last year was unable to spend $18 million in federal funding to help mentally and physically disabled students after it failed to fully implement a federally-mandated system on time. “Unfortunately for the students, the planning took too long and wasn’t collaborative in nature,” said Heather Beaven, the CEO for the Florida […]
Peter SchorschSeptember 25, 2017
3min300
A program that helps disabled Florida youth graduate high school and move on to jobs or further education is moving along swimmingly according to The Able Trust. The Florida High School High Tech program, or HSHT, saw 99 percent of participating high school seniors graduate last year, with better than four out of five getting […]
Phil AmmannDecember 2, 2015
2min304
Florida students with disabilities could have expanded educational options in a bill that passed its final Senate committee hearing Wednesday morning. LobbyTools is reporting that SB 672, sponsored by Niceville Republican Don Gaetz, is now on its way to the Senate floor. If passed, the bill would expand the one-year Personal Learning Scholarship Account program, […]