Behind the numbers: Our analysis of Florida’s school voucher explosion
In 2023, the state lifted the income cap on its voucher program, opening the state scholarships to all. Here’s what we did to ...
How Florida’s 2023 voucher overhaul affected your private school
In the wake of Florida’s 2023 education reforms, private schools across the state have seen a huge surge in the number of ...
Elected or appointed? What’s the best way to pick a Florida superintendent?
Higher ed leadership: The Florida Jewish Legislative Caucus is asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to reconsider the appointment of a ...
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PolitiFact FL: How much do immigrant tuition waivers cost the state of Florida?
A Florida Senate analysis estimated that for the 2023-24 fiscal year, the value of the waived out-of-state fees totaled about ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE targets U.S. Department of Education for millions in funding cuts
The U.S. Education Department was hit with hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts after the Department of Government ...
Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
A 2023 reform has boosted voucher use by 67%, with one-quarter of state scholarships now going to families in the top income ...
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Florida DOE moves to sanction former Boynton Beach teacher accused of assaulting student
The Florida Department of Education has issued a probable cause ruling against former Sunset Palms Elementary teacher Dax Rankine, paving the way for possible sanctions, including revoking his ...
Lee administration won’t commit yet to competitive bid for Tennessee voucher contract
As Gov. Bill Lee is set to sign a statewide school voucher program into law, he has yet to confirm a competitive bid for a ...
Florida’s dreamers in crosshairs as lawmakers look to raise their tuition
Jose Carrera is three semesters away from getting his degree in biomedical sciences at the University of Central Florida, but at 22, the undocumented student who emigrated from Mexico when he was two ...
PBS shuts down its diversity office, fires 2 female executives
PBS says it is shutting down its office of diversity, equity and inclusion to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order, firing the two executives brought on when the effort was begun in ...
‘The check is going straight to daycare’: Florida’s parents struggle with high cost of child care
After graduating from Florida A&M University, Ruthie Critton and her husband moved to Eatonville, looking to raise a family in the town where she grew up. Critton accepted an administrative job at a ...