AMID THE GOVERNOR'S PICK FOR EDUCATION COMMISSIONER, DEMOCRATS FILE LEGISLATION TO MAKE THE POSITION AN ELECTED ONE. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Richard Corcoran to serve as Florida's Education Commissioner. The state teacher union is warning the former State House speaker, accountable only to the governor, is about to engineer a giveaway of public school tax dollars to privately-operated charter schools, hurting traditional schools and the students who attend them. Enter Democratic lawmakers, who have just filed legislation (SJR 422) to put an amendment on the 2020 ballot that would make the Education Commissioner an elected position beginning in 2022. We'll explore the legislation and speak with thought leaders on the subject.
Guests:
- State Sen. David Simmons (R), District 9
- State Sen. Janet Cruz (D), District 18
- Dr. Danielle Thomas, Legislation Committee Chair for the Florida PTA
- Sally Butzin, Education Chair for the League of Women Voters of Tallahassee