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The number of new school-voucher recipients in Florida shows expansion, not explosion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNearly 123,000 new students have received private-school vouchers after state lawmakers this year...
Sarasota County-based beer distributor donates $4.8 million to help Florida schoolchildren
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSince 2012, Gold Coast Eagle Distributing has funded more than 8,160 scholarships with contributions...
Florida parents can spend leftover school voucher funds on TVs, kayaks, Disney tickets
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe items appear in a list of authorized expenses in a 13-page purchasing guide published this...
Record number of Florida students cash in on school vouchers; could cost $2.5 billion
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThis fall will mark the first year Florida families don’t have an income requirement to qualify for...
What is a scholarship funding organization? 8 On Your Side looks into its issues and impacts
WFLA via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As 8 On Your Side previously reported, the director of Higher Learning Advantage Academy is blaming Step Up for Students for her school’s financial issues. “It’s been a ...
Florida voucher program fixes likely after payment delays, lawmakers say
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months ago“My situation is not isolated,” said a West Palm Beach school principal who told senators that...
Land O’ Lakes mom finally gets special needs funding for her sons’ education
WFLA via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA week after 8 On Your Side followed up, the money hit Burks' account. In a statement, Step Up for Students said, "We’re pleased that Josiah and Joel are among the more than 360,000 K-12 students ...
Parents see delays in school choice scholarships after program removes income cap
WFTV via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSome smaller private schools in Central Florida said they are at risk of shutting down or possibly...
DeSantis’ Florida school voucher program sees more parents applying for scholarships
WFTV via Yahoo News· 11 months agoGov. Ron DeSantis’ new school voucher program is breaking records. >>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS...
More Miami-Dade families signed up for vouchers, but majority were private school students
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhen Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law one of the nation’s largest school choice programs in March,...