'School choice' measure hinges on outcome of Senate races
TALLAHASSEE –Legislative elections this fall may have outsized importance for the future direction of public schools, charters and school vouchers -- and the unions, for-profit companies and education advocates attempting to gain sway.
In last week's primaries, one aim of the "school choice" organizations working under the banner of Florida Federation for Children was to elect Democrats that were more supportive of expanding private school-vouchers. The group's top goal is passing the "parent trigger" bill to let parents in failing schools decide on corrective steps, including turning schools over to for-profit charter companies.
The bill passed the House last spring, but deadlocked 20-20 in the Senate. Its supporters turned out in force in the primaries, from former Washington, D.C. , schools chief Michelle Rhee to former Gov. Jeb
