School Choice /tags/school-choice School Choice en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:35:38 GMT Lawsuit against Florida voucher funding organization seeks 'reform', attorney says /education/2026-02-20/lawsuit-against-florida-voucher-funding-organization-seeks-reform-attorney-says The schools on the complaint against Step Up For Students say they have cut education programs their students rely on in the face of delayed voucher payments that have affected their operations — programs critical to their students with disabilities. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:35:38 GMT /education/2026-02-20/lawsuit-against-florida-voucher-funding-organization-seeks-reform-attorney-says Natalie La Roche Pietri, Megan Mallicoat|WJCT Private school owners sue biggest voucher funding organization in Florida, claim funding failures /education/2026-02-19/florida-school-vouchers-lawsuit-step-up Step Up For Students, the entity being sued, managesr half a million vouchers for students across the state. The dramatic increase in a short period of time resulted in some delays in distributing funds to students, families and schools. The schools, the lawsuit says, can't penalize families for being late to pay tuition, suspend services or withhold access to school "without... jeopardizing educational continuity." Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:09:19 GMT /education/2026-02-19/florida-school-vouchers-lawsuit-step-up Natalie La Roche Pietri Florida to tap in to Big Beautiful Bill school choice tax credit /education/2026-01-28/florida-to-tap-in-to-big-beautiful-bill-school-choice-tax-credit During a news conference celebrating national School Choice Week in Valrico, DeSantis and Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas announced Florida’s participation in the federal tax credit program established by the One Big Beautiful Bill last summer. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:37:00 GMT /education/2026-01-28/florida-to-tap-in-to-big-beautiful-bill-school-choice-tax-credit Jay Waagmeester | Florida Phoenix 'Families deserve to know': District student data can be shared with charter schools, per state rule /education/2025-12-16/charter-schools-floirda-student-share The data that can be shared with publicly-funded, privately-run charter schools can include academic histories, disability status and disciplinary records. Beyond the charter operator, the information may also land in the hands of third-party vendors, according to speakers at a recent virtual conference. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:49:56 GMT /education/2025-12-16/charter-schools-floirda-student-share Natalie La Roche Pietri Bill seeks to separate funds for taxpayer-funded vouchers from public schools /education/2025-11-25/public-schools-vouchers-florida-gaetz The bill proposal from Sen. Don Gaetz comes after the Florida Auditor General concluded the state Department of Education was riddled with pitfalls in how it manages vouchers, including a shortfall of $398 million dollars for the voucher program during the 2024-2025 school year. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:06:25 GMT /education/2025-11-25/public-schools-vouchers-florida-gaetz Natalie La Roche Pietri Major New York City-based charter school network to expand in Miami. DeSantis cheers the move /education/2025-09-25/major-new-york-city-based-charter-school-network-to-expand-in-miami-desantis-cheers-the-move Success Academy is expanding to Miami, thanks to a $50 million gift from billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin and Florida's Schools of Hope program, which allows charter operators to essentially operate out of district buildings at no cost. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:31:06 GMT /education/2025-09-25/major-new-york-city-based-charter-school-network-to-expand-in-miami-desantis-cheers-the-move Natalie La Roche Pietri Florida rapidly expanded publicly-funded school vouchers. Two years later, students are lost in the mix /education/2025-09-09/school-vouchers-disability-step-up-florida Some families using the voucher for students with disabilities have faced financial and emotional hardship due to payment delays, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± has found. Private school providers have also felt the ripples of mismanagement. More oversight is needed to ensure every student is properly funded, according to an influential Republican state senator. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:00:00 GMT /education/2025-09-09/school-vouchers-disability-step-up-florida Natalie La Roche Pietri Enrollment in Miami-Dade schools is lower at the start of this year. Why? /education/2025-08-27/miami-dade-public-schools-enrollment The dwindling enrollment in Miami-Dade County Public Schools is not because of competition posed by charter and private schools, the district superintendent said, but a waning of new students coming to the Miami area — including from fewer immigrants coming to the U.S. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:20:50 GMT /education/2025-08-27/miami-dade-public-schools-enrollment Natalie La Roche Pietri School choice and a history of segregation collide as one Florida county shutters its rural schools /education/2024-08-23/school-choice-and-a-history-of-segregation-collide-as-one-florida-county-shutters-its-rural-schools Tens of thousands of students have left Florida’s public schools in recent years amid an explosive growth in school choice. Now districts large and small are reckoning with the harsh financial realities of empty seats in aging classrooms. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:00:00 GMT /education/2024-08-23/school-choice-and-a-history-of-segregation-collide-as-one-florida-county-shutters-its-rural-schools Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America Officials hope magnet schools can boost declining enrollment rates in Miami-Dade /education/2023-01-10/officials-hope-magnet-schools-can-boost-declining-enrollment-rates-in-miami-dade Magnet programs were initially created to promote innovation and integration — by offering specialized curriculum to draw in students outside of schools' residential boundaries. District officials hope the programs will pull more kids into under-enrolled schools. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT /education/2023-01-10/officials-hope-magnet-schools-can-boost-declining-enrollment-rates-in-miami-dade Kate Payne