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Board member warns state budget and universal vouchers could cut advanced programs in Pinellas
Summary
A school board member raised concerns that recent state policy expanding school vouchers and the state's multi‑year budget outlook could force cuts to advanced academic and career‑technical programs in Pinellas County, estimating a potential $10 million impact.
A member of the Pinellas County School Board used the April 22 meeting to urge public attention to the state budget outlook and recent changes to the state’s scholarship program, saying those factors could reduce funding for the district’s advanced academic and career‑technical programs.
The board member (name not specified in the meeting transcript) described forecasts from the Legislative Budget Commission showing a multi‑year state shortfall and attributed one…
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