A story out of Florida should give pause to those who think public money should just “follow the child” to whatever school or education experiment is out there:
The rapid expansion of the state’s School Choice scholarship program burrowed a $47 million hole in the Florida Department of Education’s budget and left public and private schools complaining they aren’t getting properly paid.
Money problems that arose during the 2024-2025 school year can largely be attributed to the mobility that students enjoy to shift from public to private or to home education freely, said Adam Emerson, director of the Department of Education Office of School Choice.
In short: Both public and private schools aren’t being paid in a timely fashion for the students in their care.
Voucher madness is unsustainable.
