The first statewide school voucher program in the United States began Monday with the start of the school year at five private schools in Florida. The program, in which 58 students are enrolled at four Catholic schools and one secular private school, enable students at Florida’s worst public schools to receive up to $3,389 a year to pay for private or parochial school expenses.
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