Florida long has been a pioneer in providing families with education freedom and choice. It was among the first states to enact both tax-credit scholarships and education savings accounts, and to expand those options to every K–12 student in the state.
With 350,000 students participating in the state’s K–12 scholarship policies, Florida has both the most total students and most students per capita in the nation benefiting from education choice. Accordingly, Florida deservedly ranked first in the nation on The Heritage Foundation’s Education Freedom Report Card for the past two years in a row.
That’s why it’s so disappointing to see the Sunshine State on the verge of taking a step backward.
The Florida Legislature is considering a bill, HB 1403/SB 7048, which attempts to fix some issues with the state’s education savings accounts, known locally as Family…
