Florida spends billions of taxpayer dollars on education and expanding school choice programs. Supporters say it gives families flexibility and opportunities, while critics argue it’s happening at the expense of public schools.
The debate over how to pay for education and the future of public schools is being amplified in Orange County neighborhoods. On a Saturday morning near Orlando’s Taft neighborhood west of the international airport, a group of about 20 volunteers knocked on doors hoping to have conversations with people about the importance of public education and its funding.
One of them, UCF graduate Anjali Murali, says she’s a proud product of public schools…