<p>You can spend your Bright Futures money at a private university IN FLORIDA. However, the maximum amount of Bright Futures money = tuition at a State of Florida University System school. That amount of money is probably a lot less than you need to cover tuition at a private school. Remember that in-state tuition in Florida is (I think) 6th lowest in the country.</p>
<p>If privatization of State Universities happens anywhere, I think it will happen in places where in-state tuition is relatively high and number of out-of-state students is relatively high (and OOS tuition is of course pretty high) – which is to say, Florida is just about on the bottom of that list.</p>
<p>You’re mad that the Florida State Legislature won’t pay more for higher ed in this state? They won’t pay more because Floridians don’t care enough about higher-ed to make them! You’re problem isn’t with the legislature, it’s with the residents of this state. They don’t think they should have to pay for college - not through the legislature funding of the State University System, and CERTAINLY not through individuals saving for and paying for private university education.</p>