by Lane Wright | Nov 19, 2018
Between the concession phone call from Andrew Gillum (the first concession on Nov 6) and the confetti drop on his head that Tuesday night, Governor-elect, Ron DeSantis signaled his support for school choice in his victory speech. “You can count on me if you’re a...
by Sarah Rumpf | Nov 15, 2018
The ongoing recounts in several races in Florida after the midterm elections November 6th have created a lot of drama. Races that seemed settled on Election Night were challenged, with the contests for Governor, Senator, and Agriculture Commissioner being deemed too...
by Sarah Rumpf | Nov 7, 2018
Breaking news late Tuesday evening: Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis has defeated Andrew Gillum, the Democrat Mayor of Tallahassee, to become Florida’s next Governor. As soon as precincts closed in the Panhandle and votes started to be tallied from the...
by Lane Wright | Sep 6, 2018
Now that we’ve narrowed our candidates for governor down to Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum, we can start digging deeper on what effect each might have on our schools. First, let’s keep in mind that Florida students are struggling: Less than half of 4th graders in...
by Lane Wright | Aug 29, 2018
Andrew Gillum could be the next Donald Trump of Florida politics, albeit a more polite, well-mannered version. He’s Trump’s political parallel: Florida Democrat’s answer to an unlikely candidate who can upset the balance and change the political playbook. In 2016...
