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title: Current Events | Lisa Buie
description: "Lisa Buie, an author for NextSteps: Step Up For Students, focuses on education news, particularly school choice and scholarship programs. Her writing frequently covers legal developments in education policy across various states and highlights the impact of these initiatives on students and families."
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# Current Events

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## Posts by Lisa Buie:

[![](https://nextstepsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/September-2026-Map-2.jpeg)](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/arizona-school-districts-follow-floridas-lead-in-offering-learning-options-to-students-with-education-savings-accounts)

## [Arizona school districts follow Florida’s lead in offering learning options to students with education savings accounts](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/arizona-school-districts-follow-floridas-lead-in-offering-learning-options-to-students-with-education-savings-accounts)

Two years after the first Florida school district made the groundbreaking decision to offer a la...

[![](https://nextstepsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Miami-Press-Conference.png)](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/south-florida-groups-join-the-chorus-urging-teachers-union-to-drop-lawsuit-to-end-education-choice-scholarships-and-close-charter-schools)

## [South Florida groups join the chorus urging teachers union to drop lawsuit to end education choice scholarships and close charter schools](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/south-florida-groups-join-the-chorus-urging-teachers-union-to-drop-lawsuit-to-end-education-choice-scholarships-and-close-charter-schools)

Nine days after the state teachers union sued to strip Florida families of the right to choose...

[![](https://nextstepsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Leslie-Coker--1024x768.jpg)](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/tampa-bay-education-choice-supporters-to-teachers-union-dropping-lawsuit-will-save-children-families-and-communities)

## [Tampa Bay education choice supporters to teachers union: Dropping lawsuit will save children, families, and communities](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/tampa-bay-education-choice-supporters-to-teachers-union-dropping-lawsuit-will-save-children-families-and-communities)

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Surrounded by students in crisp school uniforms, a group of educators, faith...

[![](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/hs-fs/hubfs/nextsteps-2.27.png?width=365&name=nextsteps-2.27.png)](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/demand-for-florida-education-choice-scholarships-soars-for-second-straight-year-1)

## [Update: More than 400,000 students apply for Florida education choice scholarships](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/demand-for-florida-education-choice-scholarships-soars-for-second-straight-year-1)

*Updated Feb. 10, 2026*

[![](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Image.jpg?width=365&name=Image.jpg)](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/update-more-than-300000-students-apply-for-florida-education-choice-scholarships)

## [Update: More than 300,000 students apply for Florida education choice scholarships](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/update-more-than-300000-students-apply-for-florida-education-choice-scholarships)

*Updated Feb. 10, 2026*

[![](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Image.jpg?width=365&name=Image.jpg)](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/demand-for-florida-education-choice-scholarships-soars-for-second-straight-year)

## [Update: More than 300,000 students apply for Florida education choice scholarships](https://go.stepupforstudents.org/current-events/demand-for-florida-education-choice-scholarships-soars-for-second-straight-year)

*Updated Feb. 10, 2026*

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