Tag: Vouchers
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Marc YachtApril 8, 2014
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 The Florida Constitution requires adequate funding for public education. Florida ranks as the nation’s fourth wealthiest state, yet it ranks 43rd of 50 states in public school funding. Despite that grim ranking, charter schools, home schooling and vouchers continue to drain critical resources. Courts have ruled against charter schools and vouchers.  Yet charter schools flourish […]

Julie DelegalMarch 3, 2014
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6min166
Officials at private schools that accept voucher students are now “terrified,” writes Scott Maxwell of the Orlando Sentinel. They’re worried about some legislators’ suggestions that schools that admit students who pay tuition with tax-credit vouchers should be required to administer the same standardized tests that public schools do. But take heart, private school officials! House […]


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