Tuesday, March 28, 2023

DeSantis Signs Massive School Choice Expansion Bill Into Law
Madeline Leesman  / Townhall Tipsheet
 
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday expanding school choice vouchers to all students in the state of Florida.

“Today’s bill signing cements us in that number one position because we’ll be signing legislation which will represent the largest expansion of education choice not only in the history of this state but in the history of these United States. That is a big deal,” DeSantis said at the bill signing on Monday.

The bill, H.B. 1, states that “[a] parent of a student may request and receive from the state…if the student is a resident of this state and is eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade 12 in a public school in this state.”

Townhall previously covered how school choice programs helped elevate Florida from being one of the lowest-ranked for education into one of the best. On top of that, DeSantis has passed legislation protecting parental involvement in education and outlawing classroom lessons that involve sexual orientation and gender identity curriculum for young children. Read more see tweet and video here.

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