A new law allowing for universal school vouchers in Florida could become part of a potential presidential platform for the Republican governor.
that were imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, adding:"What we're seeing now is just a repercussion of what has happened over the past several years. They're not listening to parents."
"This is going to drain $4 billion out of our public schools without any kids leaving our public schools, meaning that as kids stay in our public schools and dollars get diverted away, we're going to continue struggle—in fact struggle more than we do right now as a Florida public school system," Spar said, reiterating his association's calls to address the"massive" teacher and staff shortages, an issue DeSantis has previously recognized.
However, Zorc—who was previously chairman of her local school board and has a background in forensic accounting—said that public schools in Florida spend nearly triple the amount of their private counterparts, around $21,000 a year compared to $8,000. She attributed the disparity to poor financial management on the part of the public institutions.
When asked to comment, a Florida Department of Education spokesperson referred to comments by its commissioner, Manny Diaz Jr., who said on Monday:"Florida will always make good on our promise to ensure every single child has access to a world-class education."As well as giving parents from all backgrounds the opportunity to send their child to private school, Zorc said the new law would improve the quality of education at public schools through increased competition for students.
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