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The state awarded 24,320 vouchers for the 2022-23 school year and has received 70,487 applications for the current school year as of Sept. 6, according to the analysis.
The big story: When Florida lawmakers expanded eligibility for the state’s taxpayer funded school voucher program, they also authorized families to use the money for much more than tuition and fees.
In March 2023, Florida's school choice program expanded by removing the income-eligibility requirements that were part of the previous programs. This made all students eligible for taxpayer-backed vouchers as of the 2023-2024 school year. [2] Florida's public school options include magnet schools, academies, charter schools and other programs.
A school voucher, also called an education voucher in a voucher system, is a certificate of government funding for students at schools chosen by themselves or their parents. Funding is usually for a particular year, term, or semester. In some countries, states, or local jurisdictions, the voucher can be used to cover or reimburse home schooling ...
The voucher program was expanded in 2023 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that allowed all families, regardless of their income levels, to apply for a private school voucher.
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, 536 U.S. 639 (2002), was a 5–4 decision of the United States Supreme Court that upheld an Ohio program that used school vouchers.The Court decided that the program did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, as long as parents using the program were allowed to choose among a range of secular and religious schools.
Updated March 29, 2023 at 5:37 AM. With the stroke of a pen Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis made it possible for every school-aged child in Florida to get a taxpayer-funded education voucher or savings ...
The Bright Futures Scholarship Program was meant to emulate neighboring state Georgia's HOPE Scholarship. [citation needed] Originally the Program disbursed just above 42,000 scholarships for about $70 million. [1] At the program's peak in 2008, it provided scholarships to 39% of Florida high school graduates, [2] including 94 percent of ...