From Public Good to Personal Gain: How Florida’s ESAs Invite Abuse
K–12 funds are meant to educate students now, not be siphoned into private accounts—yet another reason Florida’s school…
Selling Florida’s Public Schools, Piece by Piece
How Step Up for Students is recruiting school boards into the unbundling of public schools Florida’s public schools…
The Wheels on the Bus… Are Underfunded
Florida lawmakers scrapped school start time reforms rather than Address underfunded Student transportation—will they now divert those same…
Step Up’s Plan B: Redirect Title I, Privatize Public Education
In the 2023–24 school year (FY2024), Florida’s public schools—both district-managed and charter—received approximately $1.1 billion in federal Title I education funding….
Florida’s Quiet Attack on AP, IB, and Dual Enrollment: A Temporary Win—and a Warning
When Florida lawmakers tried to balance the K–12 budget—strained by an estimated $4 billion in voucher costs this year—they…
Brief FEFP Budget Update
Legislature Agrees to Fully Fund AP, IB, and AICE— But K-12 Budget Lags Significantly Behind Inflation Reports this…
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Wednesday’s State Board Meeting May Get Interesting
ICYMI Florida Is Now Number 2 On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, Florida’s State Board of Education will meet…
Ignoring The Cost of Vouchers Is Undermining Florida’s Fiscal Future
“I never predicted that it would be so tough (to pass a budget) with a Republican supermajority.” Florida…
Call To Action Before The upcoming Budget Session
Here’s the situation with K-12 funding in Florida’s upcoming extended legislative session: Families are frustrated over $292 million in…
As Predicted: Florida’s Voucher Expansion is Gutting Public Education
The cost of universal school vouchers is breaking Florida’s K-12 funding formula. Since the passage of HB1 in…
Florida’s Budget Crisis: Tax-Funded Vouchers Set to Defund Public Schools and Cut Advanced Programs
Florida Legislators are Poised to Fully Funding Vouchers While DeFunding Advanced Placement and Other Advanced Coursework in Florida’s…
Tallahassee: Closing Title i Schools and opening Private Schools for the Privileged.
While rumors swirl regarding the gutting of the U.S. Department of Education and future of federal funding, Florida’s…
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