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How Free Is Florida's Public Education: An Examination Of School Fees In Florida's 67 Counties Public Secondary Schools, Lori Ronan-Khessali
How Free Is Florida's Public Education: An Examination Of School Fees In Florida's 67 Counties Public Secondary Schools, Lori Ronan-Khessali
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The primary purpose of this study was to determine if Florida's public high schools provide a free education as defined by Florida's constitution. More specifically, the following issues were analyzed: (a) the extent to which Florida's 67 counties assess user fees in public high schools, (b) the extent to which user fees are represented as voluntary or mandatory, (c) categorization of the 67 counties with respect to consistency of user fees within and between districts, and (d) the relationship between the assessment of user fees location, per-capita income, and percentage of children on free/reduced lunch.
A descriptive survey research procedure …