Since 2023, every Florida K-12 student who can enroll in public school is eligible for a state scholarship. Here is how the two FES programs work, who gets priority, and where to apply.
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The 2026-27 state budget turns a one-time experiment into an ongoing grant of $75,000 to $400,000 per school. The first opt-in date has passed, but the next one is June 1.
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California's grant for credential candidates now runs through two new cohorts with different award sizes, service terms and funding caps. Here is how to tell which one applies to you.
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Families who teach at home in California generally rely on the private school affidavit, the credentialed tutor exemption or public independent study. Here is what the Education Code requires for each.
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Thirty states appear on the IRS list for the new federal scholarship tax credit and New York has said it will join. Every other state has until Jan. 1, 2027, to decide, with public comments on the proposed rule due Dec. 1.
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New applicants for Florida's Private School and Unique Abilities scholarships have less than two weeks to apply for 2026-27, while current families watch for second-quarter funding and a required attestation.
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Voters from Miami-Dade to Nassau kept their extra one-mill school levies on Election Day, protecting teacher pay supplements, school safety jobs and a share of money that state law sends to charter schools.
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In a Colorado case argued Nov. 3, a majority of justices appeared open to the Catholic preschools' side. A ruling could shape how every state with a mixed public and private pre-K or choice program writes its rules for religious schools.
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