Florida legislature: Week 3 wrap-up
Both chambers of the Legislature considered several bills related to education choice during the third week of the session. Here’s...
Read More >Senate bill to end FTC wait list moves forward
TALLAHASSEE -- In a 5-3 party-line vote, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education voted Tuesday to advance a bill that...
Read More >Bill to end FTC waiting list clears House hurdle
TALLAHASSEE -- In a bipartisan vote, the House Education Committee on Thursday passed a bill that would eliminate a waiting...
Read More >House files bill that would eliminate FTC waiting list
TALLAHASSEE -- The House Education Committee on Tuesday filed a bill that would eliminate a waiting list for the Florida...
Read More >Bill to eliminate FTC waitlist clears committee hurdle
TALLAHASSEE – In a 5-3 party-line vote, the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would eliminate a...
Read More >DeSantis’ State of the State address: ‘One size doesn’t fit all’ in education landscape
TALLAHASSEE – In his first State of the State address Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated his pledge to end...
Read More >Diaz files bill to streamline Hope for bullied students
TALLAHASSEE – State Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. on Tuesday filed a bill that would simplify the Hope Scholarship application process...
Read More >Diaz proposes another scholarship to eliminate FTC waiting list
TALLAHASSEE – Florida state Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. on Thursday said Senate leaders hope to implement a “Family Empowerment Scholarship”...
Read More >Gov. DeSantis tells Miami crowd he wants to end FTC waitlist
MIAMI -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told a crowd at Greater Miami Adventist Academy on Friday that he wants to...
Read More >Gov. DeSantis proposes new program to end FTC wait list
ORLANDO -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday called on the Legislature to create a new state-funded program that would...
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