The Sun Sentinel – Scott Travis, Brittany Shammas & Leslie Postal
“Florida parents can pick any public school in the state for their children, hopscotching over traditional attendance lines and county boundaries, starting in the 2017-18 school year. Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed a sweeping education bill (HB 7029) that pumps up school choice in Florida…lawmakers and education advocates who pushed the bill say it gives parents more options. “This legislation removes district boundary lines as barriers blocking students from attending public schools that best meet their needs. More children now will have a chance to succeed in the classroom,” said Patricia Levesque, executive director of the Foundation for Florida’s Future…High school students who transfer will be immediately eligible to play sports, as long as they don’t play the same sport at two different schools within a school year.”(more)