Gov. DeSantis warns of widening academic gap, stresses its 'lifetime effects' on students [View all]
Gov. Ron DeSantis acknowledged the academic gap among students Friday and doubled-down on his belief that parents deserve the right to choose the best medium of education for their children.
Speaking to media during a press conference in Apopka, DeSantis defended his hotly contested decision to reopen Florida public schools in August.
“As good as Florida’s system is compared to other states in the country, the distance learning is not the same,” DeSantis said. “There is an academic gap that has developed.”
Florida schools were ordered to abruptly close in March as the COVID-19 pandemic began its grip on the state. Since then, Florida’s schools have defaulted to remote learning as the primary means of instruction.
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