![]() ![]() It is part of the conservative and libertarian mantra of “ funding students, instead of systems” that is a cornerstone of the modern school choice movement. School vouchers fund or compensate a family directly as opposed to funding a public school. DeSantis’ “freedom to choose” and the use of vouchers to protect that freedom has a troubled history in Florida-as it does across the country.Ī school voucher is publicly funded credit used to cover the cost of private schools. The order also threatened to withhold funding if school boards did not comply with the law. ![]() His order protects parents’ “freedom to choose” whether to mask or not, despite an alarming rise in COVID cases in the state. Last week, the State Board of Education in Florida allowed parents to apply for vouchers and enroll in a different school if their children were subject to “COVID-19 harassment.” The policy enforces Governor Ron DeSantis’ anti-masking directive. ![]()
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