A new federal voucher program will supplement the already existing state program, one of the nation’s most generous.

As Florida’s new state budget channels more money toward private and charter schools, public school advocates are sounding ...

©2025 The News Service of Florida. Pointing to problems in tracking students amid a massive school-choice expansion, a Senate committee Wednesday backed a wide-ranging proposal that would revise ...

The chairwoman of the State Board of Education, charged with supervising Florida's system of free public education, has proposed amending the state Constitution to permit funding of some private ...

But the overall total including local, state and private school voucher funding for education increased by 3%, due to a huge increase in state money going toward private school vouchers —- which ...

As a new school year is set to get underway, some private school owners are worried they might have to close. It’s all because of funding mixups with the state’s scholarship program. 7’s ...

Amid problems tracking students as Florida has dramatically expanded school choice, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a plan that would make funding changes for public schools and voucher ...

Maybe no more. Ron DeSantis, Florida’s newest governor, just like Jeb Bush years ago, is loudly proclaiming the righteousness of direct state funding of private school tuition (irrespective of ...

Story at a glance A private religious school in Florida will not be expected to follow a new LGBTQ+ inclusive policy to receive federal funding for school lunches. Grant Park Christian Academy ...

So instead of paying $6,000 per child, families at the school who are St. Paul parish members will now be charged $10,000 per child. Nonmembers will be charged $12,000 per child, instead of $7,000.

Florida lawmakers are trying to revise school funding in the wake of what’s known as universal school choice. That law has made all Florida students eligible for scholarships to private schools ...

Florida lawmakers are gearing up to provide additional funding to a part of the state's school-voucher program that serves students with special needs, as some proponents of the scholarships say ...