Articles in Category: 'voucher'

By: Alex Tiegen | Posted: June 11, 2010 12:05 AM

Florida public schools, faced with fierce competition for students from private schools, raised their scores on standardized tests slightly after the creation of the state’s business-supported private-school-voucher program, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research report recently released.

 
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By: Alex Tiegen | Posted: March 24, 2010 1:04 PM
 
While supporters rallied for vouchers this morning in the Capitol courtyard, the Florida Senate was voting to expand the state’s corporate-funded voucher program -- a program that funds student enrollment in private schools.

The Senate also voted to institute teacher merit pay in public schools.

 
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By: By Kathleen Haughney The News Service of Florida | Posted: April 9, 2010 12:03 AM

A bipartisan group of lawmakers approved a massive expansion of a corporate-funded school voucher program, providing a mechanism for the program to continually expand and put more money toward private school tuition.

 
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