Broward lawmakers see few options to stop school vouchers 'bleeding' public schools
The proposed expansion of school vouchers — and the resulting decrease in money for Broward County public schools — produced some sharp exchanges between state lawmakers and School Board members Thursday
One newly elected School Board member was told that supporting school choice amounted to a contradiction with the job she was elected to perform.
“If you’re on the School Board, not fighting to ensure that you have adequate funds for your students, so you can provide that high quality education — I have a problem with that,” Weston Rep. Robin Bartleman, a former School Board member, told Brenda Fam, who was elected in November from the western side of the county.
But Fam was unrepentant.
“A...
