This is on point. I'm Megna Chacrabardi. We promise we would enact big

education reforms and we delivered.

Ron DeSantis' second term as Florida Governor started with a celebration of his

impact on Florida schools in his first term. The governor said he was just

getting started from his inaugural address in January. We must ensure school

systems are responsive to parents and to students not partisan interest groups.

So once again that's from the governor's most recent inaugural address. So let's

go back to his first term. In 2019 DeSantis issued an executive order to expand

school choice. He also approved a bill that allows some parents to choose any

school for their child and it would be paid for with a taxpayer-funded voucher

system. In February of 2019 DeSantis said quote if the taxpayer is paying for

education it's public education. It doesn't matter if you're going to the the

district manage school that you're zone for. It doesn't matter if you're going

to a public magnet, a public charter. If you take a tax credit scholarship and go to

a private school or if you use an ESA for home school to me that is all the

public's commitment to make sure that our kids have the best education. DeSantis

also proposed a civics test as a requirement for high school graduation. He

eliminated common core education standards for Florida and replaced it with

state-based benchmarks for excellent student thinking which he said would

support his focus on civics and American history. In 2021 Governor DeSantis

turned his attention from testing American history to how it is taught. We have

a responsibility to stand for the truth to stand for what's right and we're

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