THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION NEWS
While many local school districts have been on spring break, education has been a hot topic at the state capitol.
Gov. Bill Lee’s charter school bill, which could allow charter school operators to bypass local school districts and go straight to a state commission for authorization, cleared the Senate Education Committee last week. Remember: Charter schools are privately operated schools funded by taxpayer dollars
And later this week, school vouchers will be up for a key vote by the House Education Committee.
State and local teachers’ unions, and even schools boards, have been outspoken against such vouchers, arguing that they will steer funding away from public schools.