Americans United activists in Florida got a tremendous and welcome surprise last week when two harmful proposals to amend Florida’s Constitution failed to advance. This group of AU leaders campaigned to protect the No-Aid Provision and another provision that protects public education.

On the eve of Public Schools Week, Florida's Legislature passed and its governor signed an education funding bill that harms public schools and religious freedom by creating and expanding private school voucher programs and requiring "In God We Trust" signs to be posted in public schools.

The separation of church and state is the linchpin of religious liberty in our country. A state commission in Florida, however, wants to repeal the provisions in its state constitution that protect that freedom.