A disagreement over how to track School Choice funding is holding up Florida’s state budget.
Florida lawmakers are working on that budget this week, but there is debate over how those scholarships should be listed.
The Florida Senate wants school choice funding separated into its own line in the budget. Advocates say the move could create more transparency and accountability.
Critics worry isolating School Choice funding could make it easier to limit public school funding in the future.
The Florida House of Representatives wants to keep the voucher funds mixed in with public school funds.
The decision will impact billions of dollars in education funding.
Around 1.4 million students in the state are using the voucher program, according to Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas.