vouchers /tags/vouchers vouchers 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 Audit of Florida's voucher program finds overspending, underfunded public schools /education/2025-11-20/florida-voucher-program-step-up-program-jason-pizzo The audit looked at funding accountability challenges for the 2024-2025 school year. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:24:33 GMT /education/2025-11-20/florida-voucher-program-step-up-program-jason-pizzo Danielle Prieur 'We're all getting frustrated': Florida lawmakers desperate to solve school voucher funding mishaps /education/2025-11-12/florida-school-voucher-funding Legislators on the PreK-12 budget subcommittee grilled voucher funding executives and one state education department director in search for answers on how to avoid another multi-million-dollar crisis as the popular school choice program expands. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:29:00 GMT /education/2025-11-12/florida-school-voucher-funding Natalie La Roche Pietri School vouchers row: Local Islamic leaders hit back at Uthmeier's 'Sharia law' claim /education/2025-11-05/islamic-school-vouchers-florida-uthmeier-sharia Islamic leaders in South Florida have pushed back against Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's claims that tax-payer funded vouchers for private Islamic schools violate Florida law and pose a national security threat. The schools should be treated as other religious schools receiving voucher funds, they told SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä±. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:56:51 GMT /education/2025-11-05/islamic-school-vouchers-florida-uthmeier-sharia 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 Florida’s growing school voucher program has a high price tag, analysts say /education/2025-01-21/florida-school-voucher-program-price-tag The Florida Policy Institute says the vouchers cost the state $4 billion this school year. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:00:00 GMT /education/2025-01-21/florida-school-voucher-program-price-tag Lily Belcher Vouchers for homeschooling program expected to double /education/2024-05-28/vouchers-for-homeschooling-program-expected-to-double The Personalized Education Program, which provides voucher funds to students who are not enrolled full-time at public or private schools, is on pace to double in size. Tue, 28 May 2024 19:30:00 GMT /education/2024-05-28/vouchers-for-homeschooling-program-expected-to-double Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida State House reps demand answers on delayed school vouchers /government-politics/2024-01-16/florida-private-school-vouchers Many Florida families still have not received private school vouchers promised to them after House Bill 1 was signed into law last year. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:08:35 GMT /government-politics/2024-01-16/florida-private-school-vouchers Chris Young | WMNF Florida Policy Institute asked for school voucher data. Here's what one nonprofit provided /education/2023-09-14/florida-policy-institute-school-voucher-data-manny-diaz The Florida Policy Institute and 30 of its partners called on Education Commissioner Manny Diaz to be more transparent about school vouchers. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:44:12 GMT /education/2023-09-14/florida-policy-institute-school-voucher-data-manny-diaz Danielle Prieur