FL SB 86: Marie-Claire Leman testifies against limiting Bright Futures & attack on educational freedom

Marie-Claire Leman, a Leon County public school parent and Fund Education Now associate testified this week in the Senate Education Committee against SB86 by Dennis Baxley which seeks to limit the types of degrees Bright Futures Scholarship recipients can earn. SB86 doesn’t even list which degrees the swill not lead to to jobs. The Senate…

8 Reasons: FL must seek Fed waiver for 2021 Spring Tests

  Reasons to urge Secretary Miguel Cardona, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Education Committee Chair Rep. Bobby Scott, Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, United States Senate Health, Labor and Education Committee ,  Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray, U.S. D.O.E. Secretary Miguel Cardona to urge states, especially Florida, to participate and request a waiver, relieving…

FL SB48: Marie-Claire Leman testifies against converting vouchers into debit cards full of inequity

Marie-Claire Leman a Leon County public school parent and Fund Education Now associate testified this week in the Senate Appropriates Committee against SB 48 which converts the state’s five voucher programs into two Education Savings Accounts pre-loaded with designated public-school funds that entitles parents whose children do not attend public school, wide spending flexibility to…