The lawsuit is officially dropped. Those scholarships are safe and these students can stay right where they are. Thank you for sticking with this.
October 28, 2014
Final supporters
Florida’s
important Tax Credit Scholarship is under attack by several
organizations that opposed educational choice, including
the Florida Education Association (the state’s largest teacher union),
the Florida School Boards Association,
the Florida PTA, the Florida Association of School Administrators, the
Florida NAACP and the League of Women Voters of Florida.
These groups are suing to eliminate the Tax Credit Scholarship, which has done so much good for so many children.
These groups don’t seem to care that the scholarship has been around for
13 years and there are 68,000 students who would be yanked out of their
scholarship schools, where things are going well.
They seem more concerned about putting these children back in the public
school system than about whether these children are actually learning.
They think this program takes money from them, but they overlook
the fact that it is not a government-funded program.
Tax-credit scholarship programs allow businesses to claim tax credits
for donations made to state-approved organizations, which then provide
money for eligible students to use toward tuition at private schools.
The scholarship program is helping some of the poorest children in our
state, and their parents deserve to have an option. If you qualify,
you should have the choice to send your child to a school of your choice
through a scholarship funded by donations.
Don't let these special-interest groups take this scholarship away from our children!!
Please sign the petition, and share it with others. Be a voice for these kids!!
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
September 14, 2014
Reached 1,000 supporters
September 12, 2014
September 4, 2014
100 signatures reached. People are finally waking up to what is at stake for these students.
Reached 100 supporters
September 2, 2014
1,574 Comments
Protect the parents' right to choose the best option for their child's education. My child is flourishing in her current school (curtesy of Step Up), at a cost than is less than that of the failing neighborhood school the district wanted to send her to!
i appreciate your effort in doing this for my son Carlos has asperger syndrome and could not handle public school so without this scolarship i would never be able to have him in a private school with small groups thank you i appreciate this petition.
My children are receiving a top notch education at a private school because of Step Up For Students. The assistance we receive is less than what it would cost the tax payers if they went to a public school. The taxpayers are saving money because of SUFS.
I moved around a lot growing up & went to over 10 public schools. I saw firsthand just how shoddy the public school system is. As a single working mom, I wanted to be able to gove my daughter a better chance by allowing her to go to private school.
I have a foster child with some developmental problems and he has been going to Montessori for preschool. Montessori has been helping him immensely and it would have been devastating to him to have to switch to public school. Step Up has been a Godsend.
let me know what can i do to help.
Great program. It really makes a difference.
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The lawsuit is officially dropped. Those scholarships are safe and these students can stay right where they are. Thank you for sticking with this.
October 28, 2014
Final supporters
Florida’s
important Tax Credit Scholarship is under attack by several
organizations that opposed educational choice, including
the Florida Education Association (the state’s largest teacher union),
the Florida School Boards Association,
the Florida PTA, the Florida Association of School Administrators, the
Florida NAACP and the League of Women Voters of Florida.
These groups are suing to eliminate the Tax Credit Scholarship, which has done so much good for so many children.
These groups don’t seem to care that the scholarship has been around for
13 years and there are 68,000 students who would be yanked out of their
scholarship schools, where things are going well.
They seem more concerned about putting these children back in the public
school system than about whether these children are actually learning.
They think this program takes money from them, but they overlook
the fact that it is not a government-funded program.
Tax-credit scholarship programs allow businesses to claim tax credits
for donations made to state-approved organizations, which then provide
money for eligible students to use toward tuition at private schools.
The scholarship program is helping some of the poorest children in our
state, and their parents deserve to have an option. If you qualify,
you should have the choice to send your child to a school of your choice
through a scholarship funded by donations.
Don't let these special-interest groups take this scholarship away from our children!!
Please sign the petition, and share it with others. Be a voice for these kids!!
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
September 14, 2014
Reached 1,000 supporters
September 12, 2014
September 4, 2014
100 signatures reached. People are finally waking up to what is at stake for these students.
Reached 100 supporters
September 2, 2014
1,574 Comments
It is shameful that teachers would be more concerned with the financial aspect and willing to jeopardize the education of children who benefit from this scholarship than using these efforts to discover better ways to enhance the education of our children.
Protect the parents' right to choose the best option for their child's education. My child is flourishing in her current school (curtesy of Step Up), at a cost than is less than that of the failing neighborhood school the district wanted to send her to!
i appreciate your effort in doing this for my son Carlos has asperger syndrome and could not handle public school so without this scolarship i would never be able to have him in a private school with small groups thank you i appreciate this petition.
My children are receiving a top notch education at a private school because of Step Up For Students. The assistance we receive is less than what it would cost the tax payers if they went to a public school. The taxpayers are saving money because of SUFS.
I moved around a lot growing up & went to over 10 public schools. I saw firsthand just how shoddy the public school system is. As a single working mom, I wanted to be able to gove my daughter a better chance by allowing her to go to private school.
I have a foster child with some developmental problems and he has been going to Montessori for preschool. Montessori has been helping him immensely and it would have been devastating to him to have to switch to public school. Step Up has been a Godsend.
let me know what can i do to help.
Great program. It really makes a difference.
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It is shameful that teachers would be more concerned with the financial aspect and willing to jeopardize the education of children who benefit from this scholarship than using these efforts to discover better ways to enhance the education of our children.