Sarah MuellerFebruary 3, 2020
5min439
A Twitter user accused Eskamani of being a KKK member, with no evidence.
Tag: school vouchers
Sarah MuellerFebruary 3, 2020Sarah MuellerJanuary 30, 2020
6min488
Senate Education Chair Manny Diaz said no family has told him they've been discriminated against.
Ryan NicolMay 21, 2019
4min606
It's the start of a new ad series targeted at minority voters.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 16, 2019
11min304
The state’s education budget this year increases per pupil spending nearly $250 per student.
Jacob OglesMay 9, 2019
6min562
New program will provide school vouchers to more students.
Ryan NicolApril 30, 2019
10min740
Gov. Ron DeSantis has already voiced his support for the measure.
Jim RosicaJanuary 18, 2017
7min395
The Florida Supreme Court’s decision not to take up a contentious school vouchers lawsuit continued to garner reaction throughout Wednesday. Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee for U.S. Education Secretary, tweeted, “Congrats to the Florida families who have a clear path toward more opportunity due to #SchoolChoice w/ today’s FL Supreme Court decision!” Florida House […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 18, 2017
7min466
The Florida Education Association (FEA) vented its “frustration” Wednesday after the Florida Supreme Court declined to take up a suit challenging the constitutionality of what’s been called “the nation’s largest private school choice program.” The court decided not to hear a challenge to the Tax Credit Scholarship Program, created in 2001, though – as one former judge noted – its […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 18, 2017
8min658
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will not take up an appeal on a high-profile school vouchers case. The decision comes as a major setback to vouchers opponents, including the Florida Education Association (FEA), the statewide teachers’ union, but was applauded by school choice advocates. (Separate story on the FEA’s reaction here.) The court denied a request […]
Jim RosicaDecember 30, 2016
20min441
From algebra to Zika, 2016 brought a plethora of material to the Capitol Press Corps. Trying to pick the top state government stories is a subjective pursuit, to say the least, but here are the FloridaPolitics.com picks for the passing year. In (kind of) chronological order: — Kevin McCarty ousted as state Insurance Commissioner, replaced by […]