Ron DeSantis calls to end private school scholarship waitlist for low-income students

Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for an end to the waitlist for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship, which offers private school scholarships to low-income K-12 students throughout the state.  The scholarship has a waitlist in 2019 of nearly 13,000 students.  “I would like to eliminate the waitlist so every parent has the ability to make…

Florida legislators want to filter public school drinking water

A trip to the water fountain after lunch or recess may seem innocuous for students. But Florida legislators are concerned with what may be in the water.  A bill introduced by Sens. Janet Cruz, Lauren Book and Annette Taddeo would require public schools to filter drinking water at the source on campuses built before 1986. The filters would…