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ERIC Number: EJ592909
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Florida's Voucher Program: Legislating What Can't Be Done by Referendum.
Elam, Stanley M.
Phi Delta Kappan, v81 n1 p81-82,84-86,88 Sep 1999
Governor Jeb Bush and a Republican-dominated legislature have legislated a sweeping revision of the Florida education code that could qualify 150,000 of the state's 2.3 million public-school students for vouchers. A convenient diversion from true school reform, Bush's Opportunity Scholarship Program will be judged unconstitutional. (MLH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Elitism, Private Schools, Sanctions, State Legislation, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Florida; Republican Party