Renzo Downey
Florida schools are receiving a $289 million boost in federal funding to benefit students with academic programs, after-school programs and more.
Speaking at Hialeah Educational Academy on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the pot is now open for schools.
“I am proud to announce an additional $289 million for programs that will improve student achievement and close learning gaps,” DeSantis said. “This announcement builds on our accomplishments over the past three years to make Florida a national leader on education, with our focus on civics, early literacy and STEM programs. I look forward to more announcements in the coming weeks as we continue investing in education for Florida students.”
The largest share of the $289 million is $105 million for after-school and summer learning camps that help struggling students catch up. Also included is $50 million to support reading intervention and professional development for reading coaches.
Additionally, the funding includes $47 million for primary materials aligned to Florida’s new standards for English language arts, math, civics, and Holocaust education. Another $44 million will go to support STEM and hands-on learning programs.
Two more of the highlights from the Governor and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran are $22.5 million for resources to help parents be more involved in their children’s education and $5 million to establish Regional Mental Health Resiliency Teams.
“Gov. DeSantis continues to make the right call when it comes to working to provide a world-class education to our students,” Corcoran said. “Florida continues to emphasize and command focus on the key pillars of learning, especially for early grades and students represented in achievement gaps, with wraparound supports for literacy, mathematics and the civic literacy skills necessary to elevate our students into lifelong learners and great citizens.”
The stop came amid three consecutive appearances DeSantis and Corcoran made since Session ended Monday while highlighting education initiatives. On Tuesday and Thursday, the pair made appearances to highlight that Florida will be eliminating the Florida Standards Assessment after this school year.
The three education-focused appearances also marked somewhat of a farewell tour for the Education Commissioner, who will be leaving the administration before the end of the school year.
8 comments
ScienceBLVR
March 19, 2022 at 7:49 am
Federal funding? Thanks, President Joe! I am sure Desantis mentioned the funding source not being the Fl legislature. Oh no, that feckless group of constituent wishes’ deniers, are too busy passing other useless edicts geared toward discrimination , misinformation and solutions to issues that don’t exist. Here’s hoping that King DeSantis cant withhold funding from those pesky subjects who defied his mask mandates as he is doing with other performance funding. i guess he and the Republicans aren’t concerned about student learning gains in those school districts.
TJC
March 19, 2022 at 11:23 am
My thoughts exactly. DeSantis takes credit for federal funds every chance he gets, then thumbs his nose at Washington “elites” who made the funds available. He’s a mean-spirited pompous little lying ass. But his followers believe him when he takes credit, and they are his fools, in his pocket where they like it, nice and warm, letting Emperor Ron do all the thinking for them as long as he puts down minorities and gays and liberals, because it makes his fools feel “recognized.”
Tom
March 19, 2022 at 2:49 pm
Wah Wah Wah.
You pathetic Manchurian Dums, it’s called U S tax payer monies. You morons act like it comes from sleepie Joe’s pockets. He and Hunter only know to how to shake down prime ministers and call girls.
America’s Governor leads the country on initiatives, and state revenues due to Florida’s economic strength as a free state, not a blue state lockdown. $2.5 trillion new sales revenue reported.
Stop your 5 yr old whining. Dum Dems are done in Florida. Wah
No tax money
March 20, 2022 at 9:41 am
“Act like it comes from joes pockets”
If you can’t even afford gas then we aren’t getting anything from you to begin with. lol
Tom
March 21, 2022 at 7:59 am
What? Idiocy prevails.
It’s tax payers monies, not gifts from hunters residuals with cheap hookers and drugs binge.
Tom
March 23, 2022 at 7:01 pm
Mental Manchurian moron.
No clue.
Noneya
March 21, 2022 at 10:41 am
De Santos is not America’s governor. He is a POS at best and a traitor at worst. Funny you claim Biden shakes down foreign leaders when we have the actual transcript of trump doing exactly that. That’s why he was impeached the first time. Of course, traitorous Republicans saved him from justice, but what else do you expect from modern day Nazis like yourself.
Tom
March 23, 2022 at 6:59 pm
No that’s a lie you piece of crap, go scratch yourself pud licker.
DeSantis, America’s Gov Kahones are a mountain. Wiping the floor with you and your Manchurians. Do for America as he’s done for Florida.
That’s Cong shifty schiff’s lies.
Yes his son is a degenerate, drug abuser. Shakedowns everywhere.
Dems only accuse someone after they’ve done it. Remember the lie, the DNC website was tapped by crowd strike in Ukraine, what a crock of Hunters crap was that.
Dems have been milking Ukraine since the 90’s with bill & hill, O & Hunter with daddy. Established facts.
You morons live in the liberal bubble, you have no clue. Schiff is being expelled out of Congress, when Repubs win 60 house seats, November’s new majority. Avalanche coming.
Biden’s Florida approval is 34%.
America’s Gov wins re-elect easily in Nov and Tallahassee to WH Oval.
Whose stopping him, Incompetent giggles Harris. You are an idiot like the rest of Manchurian nation.
I suffer you gladly! Np I am a FP legend.
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