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Opportunity Scholarship Program
The only program of its kind in the nation, the Opportunity Scholarship Program has been a part of Florida’s A+ Education Plan since 1999. As originally implemented, the program offered students who attended or who were assigned to attend failing public schools the option to choose a higher performing public school or a participating private school. A failing public school is a school that has received two “F” grades within a four-year period.
On January 5, 2006, the Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling declaring the private school option of the Opportunity Scholarship Program unconstitutional. Students assigned to a failing school are no longer offered the opportunity to transfer and enroll in a participating private school. The option to attend a higher performing public school remains in effect.
Information and statistics related to past private school participation is available in the quarterly reports and fact sheets under the historical data section.
Private School Option (Historical Data)
