Daily Archives: April 23, 2019

TAKE ACTION: SB 7070 Voucher Train hits Senate Floor Tomorrow

The radical “Parent Empowerment Voucher,” (SB 7070) is headed for the Senate floor tomorrow, Wednesday, April 24th. This bill seeks to expand what was once a voucher for low-income recipients to an entitlement program for the middle-class ($100K income/family of four) to attend private religious schools. This legislation also funds the Parent Empowerment Voucher through…

Charter Waste in Lee County: Set to open 3 new schools despite 8,284 empty charter seats

Lee County has 96 district schools and 24 charters. Three more charters have made application and want to open in 2020. Here’s the problem: Lee County has 24 charters with a capacity for 19,754 students yet only 11,470 seats are filled. That leaves 8,284 empty charter seats across the district. Where’s the need for three…