Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
A 2023 reform has boosted voucher use by 67%, with one-quarter of state scholarships now going to families in the top income ...
Here’s the impact of Florida’s voucher overhaul at five local schools
With taxpayer-funded scholarships now open to all, these private institutions have come to rely heavily on state subsidies.
Florida’s Dreamers in crosshairs as lawmakers look to raise their tuition
Jose Carrera is three semesters away from getting his degree in biomedical sciences at the University of Central Florida, but ...
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PolitiFact FL: How much do immigrant tuition waivers cost the state of Florida?
A Florida Senate analysis estimated that for the 2023-24 fiscal year, the value of the waived out-of-state fees totaled about ...
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Cutting in-state tuition for Dreamers could hurt Florida colleges, says think tank
The report finds rolling back in-state tuition waivers for Dreamers could cost Florida’s higher ed institutions about $15 ...
Florida lawmakers will try again on immigration. Tuition remains a target.
“By working together with the Governor towards a shared goal, these proposals and appropriations ensure Florida continues to ...
Miami lawmakers once protected in-state tuition for so-called Dreamers. No longer.
We will discontinue the policy of allowing illegal aliens to receive in-state tuition at state colleges and universities,” ...
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A ‘Go Fund me’ account to help make up the college tuition difference for Dreamers?
Will philanthropic lawmakers try to help pay Dreamers’ tuition? The Florida Legislature passed an anti-immigration crackdown ...
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Open enrollment begins for Florida Prepaid College Tuition program
Overall prices are fairly steady, as tuition for state universities has not gone up in over a decade. Florida Prepaid ...
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A 'Dreamer' worries he can't pay for college because he may soon be denied in-state tuition
Hours after the Florida Legislature passed one of the nation’s strictest immigration bills, Hernan, a college student from ...
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Florida’s dreamers in crosshairs as lawmakers look to raise their tuition
In Florida, the controversy revolves around the tuition waiver for students who attended state high schools, once widely supported but now a likely victim of sweeping immigration legislation being ...