School Choice

Ahead of the 2023 regular session of the Florida legislature kicks off March 7, we get a preview of top legislative proposals, and what they could mean for Florida residents in a conversation with FGCU Political Science professors Roger Green, Ph.D., and Peter Bergerson, Ph.D.

At the Lee County Board of Education's next meeting they will take up the question of what elementary schools the county's children go to, a decision that will change for nearly half of those students by virtue of something called the Proximity plan.

Lee County School District Superintendent Christopher Bernier is holding three town hall-style meetings across the district to share his priorities for the school system, get feedback on the district’s changing student enrollment process, and other issues.

In 2017 the legislature decided to give greater incentives to charter schools to serve students in low-performing traditional schools. Today an attempt...

School choice is a priority for the education advisory committee Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis has convened to help shape his policy goals. The panel met for...

An appeals court says Florida's teacher union has no legal right to challenge the state's largest private school voucher program.

A wide-ranging education bill dealing with everything from funding for high-performing universities to school membership in athletic associations was...

A bill allowing children to attend any public school of their choosing, regardless of the district, continues moving in the Florida legislature. But law...

Supporters of the state’s corporate tax scholarship program will gather at the Capitol. They’ve pushed the state teachers union to drop its lawsuit aga...

Lawmakers are working on bills that would give parent more options when it comes to choosing their child’s school. One idea would even let parents choose…