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Florida League of Women Voters Positions on School Choice

Posted on April 1, 2015November 8, 2015 by Sue Legg

Some of you have been asking about the Florida League positions on school choice. The positions were formally adopted at the convention last year. They will be included in Study and Action when it is updated. The League strongly opposes tax credit scholarships. The Florida League supports Florida’s constitution provision for a uniform, efficient, high quality public school system. While charter schools are legally public schools, the League supports stronger district management and oversight to make them better conform to constitutional requirements. Specific principles and positions are listed below.

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Let Your Voices Be Heard on HB 1145

Posted on April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 by Sue Legg

This bill HB 1145 has measures that you need to know. The Florida House version is working out administrative kinks. The Senate version will be heard tomorrow. Learn what is at stake.

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New York Impasse Ends Cuomo’s Tax Credit Scholarship Support

Posted on March 29, 2015March 29, 2015 by Sue Legg

horse trading

In a political move to pass immigration reform in New York, the Governor linked private school tax credit scholarships to Dream Act bills. The trade off would make undocumented students eligible for college scholarships in exchange for tax credit scholarships for poor and wealthy families.

A bipartisan coalition failed, and the Governor announced this week he would withdraw budget funding for both programs. Reading the article in Capital magazine is like reading a political case study.

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