FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ multifaceted reshaping of education in Florida is accelerating, with implications that could last for generations.
When he’s finished, the cumulative effect of his effort to imbue conservative practices and philosophy from the first day of kindergarten through college graduation will be felt long after he’s done as governor — and long after he leaves the presidency, if he makes it that far.
“It is almost like he’s trying to change the mission statement of what our educational institutions are,” said Broward County Commissioner Beam Furr, who was a middle school social studies teacher for 10 years and a high school librarian for 15 years. “I’ve always seen them as places where you really go simply to learn. He’s actually trying to turn them into, I’m not sure exactly what.”
