Daily Archives: May 26, 2016

Audit raises questions on eligibility of some Florida students in voucher education program

by Kristen M.  Clark | Miami Herald | May 25, 2016 A state law regulating a voucher education program that helps students with disabilities appears to have a flaw that lets taxpayer dollars flow to students who later aren’t actually eligible to receive the aid. In a routine review of a sampling of state Department of…

Judge rules against Citizens & FL spent $4M defending the status quo

On May 24th, Leon County Circuit Judge George Reynolds ruled in favor of the State and against Citizens for Strong Schools following a four week trial in March.  As plaintiffs, we at Fund Education Now are disappointed Judge Reynolds felt Florida’s funding inequities are not actionable and are deeply concerned that he failed to recognize the tremendous burden the…