Florida’s new universal school choice law stipulates that when it comes to education funding, “the money follows the child.”
But that promise is being eyed with caution by some, including those advocating for religious schools and homeschoolers—groups broadly seen as the bill’s greatest beneficiaries.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the school choice bill on March 27 during a ceremony at a Catholic school in Miami. The measure goes into effect on July 1.
And many have celebrated the new law.
Author, journalist and education expert Alex Newman in an interview on EpochTV on Oct. 7, 2022. (Screenshot/Epoch TV)
The details of Florida’s new law haven’t been officially announced. But the general premise is this: public schools in Florida receive about $8,100 of funding per child per year from the state. Universal school choice will allow a family to move a child to a private school, and the money would move with the child to pay tuition….