Key Florida lawmakers float plan to add accountability to school vouchers

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After weeks spent reviewing problems in Florida’s $4 billion education voucher program , some key state lawmakers are suggesting changes to improve the growing system’s accountability and the tracking of its money.

Last school year, demand outstripped funding, a result of the state’s 2023 decision to drastically expand voucher eligibility. That led Legislature to OK more than $60 million in budget amendments to cover unmade payments to school districts and voucher recipients.

On Wednesday, Matthew Tracy, the state’s deputy auditor general, presented legislators with a newly released report that he said found the program’s administration and oversight were met with a “myriad of accountability challenges.” Among the many problems: The sta