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Senate President Wilton Simpson (R) has scored another support in Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran (R).

Diaz thanked DeSantis for the opportunity to serve in Florida's  dOE, vowing to continue working "to better serve parents and students."

Dubbed the "Education State," Florida has made critical alterations to the statewide education system, most recently slashing statewide testing and tackling Critical Race Theory  Now, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has announced $289 million in additional funding to enhance civics, certificate programs, and STEM education. “I am proud to announce an additional $289 million for programs […]

By Ryan Dailey TALLAHASSEE --- State Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, who has been an ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis on controversial issues such as student mask requirements and critical race theory, will step down from the post at the end of April, he announced Thursday. Corcoran, a Republican former speaker of the Florida House, was […]

Florida has missed the deadline to receive $2.3 billion in federal aid through the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) money.

No sooner than Senate Democratic Minority Leader Lauren Book and fellow Democratic leaders, Sens. Jason Pizzo, Bobby Powell, and Lori Berman penned a letter announcing that they would be setting up a GoFundMe account to subsidize the salaries of school officials if they are suspended for not complying with Gov. Ron DeSantis  'no mask mandate' […]

The Progressive Hillsborough County School Board had drawn the proverbial Crayola line in the schoolyard against Department of Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran and are expected to stand by their decision to deny the contract renewals of four public charter schools and the application refusal of two others.

Less than a week after the Hillsborough County School Board inexplicably struck down the renewal contracts for 4 charter schools, and refused to grant contracts to two other schools, the Florida Department of Education headed up by Commissioner Richard Corcoran, has threatened legal action against the school board for potentially breaking of Florida statute.

During an interview with the National Education Association in late 2019, former Vice President Joe Biden contrasted himself and Betsy DeVos, the sitting Secretary of Education, and stated that should he be elected as President of the United States in November, not “a penny of federal money would go to private charter schools.”

The Florida Standards Listening Tour that currently touching all corners of the state is meeting some resistance from educators, as teachers and “stakeholders” are expressing their concerns over a new proposal to change existing school education standards.

Under Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), Floridians keep winning, and Democrats like Andrew Gillum keep scratching their heads in frustration. Thus far, DeSantis’ job approval transcends across political lines, and now that he has announced a massive minimum pay raise for more than 101,000 teachers statewide, Democrats will have a higher mountain to climb in their effort to defeat him...

Governor-elect Ron DeSantis campaigned on redirecting 80 percent of the total allocated education dollars “into the classroom.” His decision to reappoint Florida Lottery Secretary Jim Poppell seems to make his goal to operate the lottery system both “transparently and efficiently” an achievable objective. DeSantis has also handpicked Florida’s new education commissioner, Richard Corcoran, to implement […]

With the announcement that Richard Corcoran would be taking over as Education Commissioner under Governor Ron DeSantis, Democrats have emerged in full force, calling Corcoran a horrible choice for public-education. As Education Commissioner, Corcoran has committed himself to expanding technical and vocational programs, improving curriculums, revising the education standards and ensuring that 80 percent of […]

Governor-elect Ron DeSantis is reaching across the aisle in his new announcement as he’s chosen Democratic State Representative Jared Moskowitz to take over the sunshine state’s emergency operations. Moskowitz will be replacing former Division of Emergency Management Director Wes Maul, who announced that he would be stepping down from the position in January. Commenting on […]

Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Richard Corcoran has just received the Governor-elect Ron DeSantis’ blessing recommendation and to become Florida’s next Education Commissioner.

Graham stated that for 20-years, Corcoran has waged  a "war on public schools" and that "Florida's children" would ultimately "pay the price" if Putnam was elected governor of Florida.

Richard Corcoran, speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, has been touting an announcement for some time, and many commentators believed that he would be throwing his hat into the Florida GOvernor's race to replace term-limited Governor Rick Scott. Instead, several sources close to the speaker are reporting that he will not run for office […]

Congressman Ron DeSantis and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, both running to replace outgoing Florida Governor Rick Scott who is term-limited, took part in a debate that covered topics from bathroom bills, abortions and gun control in response to the Parkland shooting that took the lives of 17 students. In the forum, Commissioner Putnam looked […]