School districts moved first.
When students carry their funding, districts lose enrollment directly. Many responded within a year. Most universities have not responded at all.
of 67 Florida districts sell services to scholarship students they don't enroll
months for that share to grow from one in three to three in four
West Virginia districts selling into the Hope Scholarship
Florida districts became vendors
Share of Florida's 67 districts approved to sell part-time courses and services to students who use a scholarship. Hover a point for its source.
A district that sells to a student it doesn't enroll has accepted the market rather than fought it.
Texas districts, offered state money for a comparable arrangement, mostly declined. Same policy idea, opposite response. Field Note 08
Six ways a district can respond
Every district response we have recorded fits one of six types. Tap a type to see its clearest example.
Who moved when
Every dated district and postsecondary response in our chronology, 1995 to today. Hover or tap a dot.
District moves come in a burst after 2024. University moves are spread thinly across thirty years.
The postsecondary dots are schools universities run or authorize. None is a preparation program built for the new sector. See all 71 research universities
District responses, verified
Each card records what a district did, with its source.