Florida families say school voucher reimbursements worse than ever

Barbara Beasley wanted nothing more than to see her role advocating on behalf of voucher-receiving families disappear this fall.

Many of them struggled last year to get repaid for the items and services they bought for their children’s homeschool education. Lawmakers intervened after hearing the complaints, implementing timelines for reimbursements and requiring the creation of updated purchasing guidelines for families and agencies to follow.

More than two months into the new voucher funding cycle, which began July 1, Beasley said the situation has worsened.

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• Jeffrey S. Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 education policy and schools. Reach him at jsolochek@tampabay.com.

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