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Board members urge oversight of voucher spending, push action on 'Schools of Hope' concerns
Summary
At the Dec. 16 meeting board members urged state-level reform and local advocacy on the Florida Empowerment Scholarship and Schools of Hope colocation, citing an Auditor General review and pending Senate legislation to separate voucher funds and improve verification.
Several Pinellas County School Board members used the Dec. 16 meeting to press for legislative action and district advocacy on the Florida Empowerment Scholarship (FES) and the Schools of Hope initiative.
Board member Missus Hine recounted attending a Senate PreK–12 appropriations meeting and summarized findings she attributed to the…
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