Independent Women’s Network Celebrates Florida’s ESA Expansion
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – This week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed H.B. 1, which would dramatically expand access to K-12 education savings accounts (ESA), into law. Nearly 70,000 Florida students with disabilities have already benefited from ESAs through the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for Unique Abilities. Now, all Florida students will have the same opportunities.
Roslyn Stevens, chapter leader of Independent Women’s Network Palm Beach Chapter, said, “Thanks to our great Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida legislature, the future of our students is no longer dependent on a zip code! Parents are now free to enroll their children in private or religious schools or even homeschool with funds earmarked for their children and not government schools.”
“For over two decades, Florida has led the nation by providing robust education options to students who need and deserve alternatives to their residentially-assigned public schools.l,” added Ginny Gentles, director of the Education Freedom Center at Independent Women’s Forum (IWF). “Florida has once again set an example for other states to follow. H.B. 1 expands the eligibility requirements for the state’s existing education savings account (ESA) program so that all K-12 students in the state can participate in the upcoming school year. Homeschool families who choose to participate in the ESA program can do so through a Personalized Education Program.”
For more information about the history of Florida’s school choice programs, listen to IWF’s Students Over System podcast interview with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
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