U.S. News & World Report ranks Florida No. 1 in education; DeSantis takes exception to story's content

The story pointed to controversies about the state's education policies.

  • By Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
  • | 3:11 p.m. May 9, 2024
  • State Government
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TALLAHASSEE — Most governors would probably celebrate if U.S. News & World Report ranked their states No. 1 in the country for education.

But Gov. Ron DeSantis this week appeared to take exception to a U.S. News story outlining why Florida remained tops in the nation for education for a second year.

“You could tell that they didn’t want to admit that,” DeSantis said Tuesday during an appearance in Port Canaveral.

 

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