Gov. Rick Scott’s education ad brags that Florida is “first in the nation” for fourth-grade reading and math scores. Six states posted better scores than Florida on fourth-grade math tests given in 2017.
Category: Children & Education
LGBTQ students need not apply.
“I’ve been able to get rid of 2,500 regulations on the state level … Nobody brought that up to me before,” Scott said.
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