It’s primarily a “Who’s Who” of faculty alternative advocates urging Florida lawmakers to assist households use scholarship funds for full-time non-public digital faculty applications.
Lately, Florida has been a nationwide chief within the faculty alternative motion. With the numerous passage of HB 1 in 2023, the state turned certainly one of simply seven states to supply a common schooling financial savings account (ESA) program.
HB 1 expanded the Household Empowerment Scholarship (FES) to all Okay-12 college students and supplied all Florida households entry to a various vary of academic choices, together with sectarian and non-sectarian non-public faculty tuition, tutoring, residence schooling, postsecondary establishments, and different schooling providers. Nevertheless, HB 1 didn’t prolong the FES to full-time non-public on-line or blended faculty applications (each spiritual and nonsectarian).
Digital faculties play a small however vital position within the faculty alternative ecosystem in Florida. Some army households discover digital education most closely fits their wants. Some dad and mom enroll their youngsters in digital faculties to avoid wasting them from bullying. Some dad and mom discover that digital education presents their youngsters the pliability they should excel in a expertise that makes attendance in a brick-and-mortar faculty difficult. No matter their purpose, hundreds of Florida households have determined digital education is the best choice for them.
The varied teams supporting the laws embody: ALEC Motion, American Federation for Kids, People for Prosperity, Related Industries of Florida, EdChoice, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Basis for Florida’s Future, Florida Mother and father for College Choices, Heritage Motion, James Madison Institute, Liberty Council Motion, Educate Florida.
The coalition is wanting to make sure the Household Empowerment Scholarship offers Florida’s dad and mom full entry to all schooling choices, together with full-time non-public digital faculties, by supporting SB 1462 by Sen. Burgess and HB 871 by Rep. Giallombardo.
