Dive Summary:
- In a speech on Friday morning, Governor Rick Scott of Florida claimed he would at least maintain the current level of investment in education and, depending on the economy and funds available to the state, try to invest more.
- Scott said he supports deregulation to local school districts, the expansion of charter schools, the application of Common Core standards and debit cards for teacher's supplies.
- Democrats and education advocates were simultaneously hopeful and skeptical, saying they wanted to wait and see the details of the Governor's proposals.
From the article:
"... The debit card proposal -- with no specifics on how much each teacher might have to spend -- is one of several Scott officially announced this morning in a speech in Fort Myers. He used the speech to explain the education part of his agenda for the upcoming 2013 legislative session.
Scott said in a statement that he will be pushing lawmakers to maintain current spending on public education and 'also working to increase our investment in education,' if the economy allows. ..."
