ORLANDO, Fla. — A new audit has revealed potential issues with the Florida Family Empowerment Scholarships system, which gives vouchers to families so they can send their children to private schools.
The audit revealed that the Florida Department of Education has trouble tracking $270 million in voucher funds. The state also recently sent a $4 million check to Orange County Public Schools to reimburse the district for funds that should have been sent to them, according to the report.
The Florida Auditor General’s report tracks how the state followed money for its $4 billion private school voucher program during the 2024-2025 school year. The audit estimated that Florida has may have made overpayments for roughly 30,000 students within the private voucher system across the state for the school year…