The families of nearly 100,000 Florida
students received vouchers worth about $ 544 million this year as the Legislature has steadily...
The families of nearly 100,000 Florida
students received vouchers worth about $ 544 million this year as the Legislature has steadily increased support for the programs.
As of the 2015 - 16 school year, 7,110
students received vouchers worth $ 5,856 on average.
Not exact matches
Supporters of the program sought the change as the number of
students receiving vouchers, which are
worth up to $ 6,300, neared the previous state cap.
This year, Immaculate also began accepting the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship, a different kind of
voucher that allows
students on Individualized Education Plans to attend private schools and
receive a
voucher worth up to $ 20,000, depending on the severity of a child's disability.
Students in schools that failed to meet the state's standards could
receive vouchers worth about $ 4,000 each to attend any public, private, or religious school in Florida.
In the fall, 870
students in kindergarten through 3rd grade whose families earned less than two and a half times the federal poverty level and who would otherwise attend some of the worst schools in the city
received vouchers worth up to $ 6,000 to attend private schools of their choice.
Students in the program
receive vouchers worth up to $ 6,422 to attend a private school of choice.
Students who receive three or more hours of special education services per day get vouchers worth 2.5 times the weighted pupil unit, whereas students receiving fewer than three hours per day get vouchers worth 1.5 times the weighted pup
Students who
receive three or more hours of special education services per day get
vouchers worth 2.5 times the weighted pupil unit, whereas
students receiving fewer than three hours per day get vouchers worth 1.5 times the weighted pup
students receiving fewer than three hours per day get
vouchers worth 1.5 times the weighted pupil unit.
The
vouchers are
worth up to $ 4,650 for pupils in grades K — 8 and up to $ 5,900 per high - school
student; these amounts are typically less than half the per - pupil funding
received by comparable public schools.
Nearly 6,500 low - income D.C.
students received vouchers between 2004 and 2016; currently, they are
worth up to $ 8,452 for elementary and middle - school
students and up to $ 12,679 for high school
students.
They found two years after
receiving vouchers worth $ 200 per year, test scores were significantly higher for the
voucher students in both English and Math, with the impacts strongest for female
students.