Dive Brief:

• The Florida House approved a highly contentious bill allowing an expansion of the state's school voucher program.  
• Currently, the program allows almost 60,000 students to attend private schools — and 80% of families in the program use the public dollars to attend religious schools.  
• The bill, which will next face a vote in the Florida Senate, has various Republican critics who believe the current system does not provide parents with enough information on the private schools folded into the program.  

Dive Insight:

Florida has been debating voucher schools for quite some time, and given the already robust system the state has in place, many aren't surprised that the expansion passed in the House.  

Something of a poster-child when it comes to experimenting with various school reform ideas, Florida's decision to expand the program is an indication of a direction other states may advocate and try as well.