Private voucher schools face new rules but still free to hire teachers without degrees

Orlando Sentinel: Florida private schools that take state scholarships face some new rules but are still free to do what public schools cannot — hire teachers who haven’t earned bachelor’s degrees — under a new law Gov. Rick Scott signed Sunday.

Lawmakers debated for hours the controversial and multipronged law (HB 7055), mostly because it makes things tougher for local teachers unions and creates Florida’s fourth scholarship, or voucher, which will pay for private school for students who say they were bullied in public schools.

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