Senate Candidate

The bloated Department of Education, you are right. We're spending way too much money on administration. That money needs to be going to funding school meals. That needs to be reducing class sizes. You sound like a Doge advocate, man. No, because Doge is not doing that. By destroying the Department of Education, they're not funding Title I classrooms.

The bloated Department of Education, you are right. We're spending way too much money on administration. That money needs to be going to funding school meals. That needs to be reducing class sizes. You sound like a Doge advocate, man. No, because Doge is not doing that. By destroying the Department of Education, they're not funding Title I classrooms.

If we funded Title I classrooms with the money that we promised, every single classroom would get a paraprofessional, which would help my students immensely. They are failing. And as you were saying before that Florida is the most equitable state, it's not. The richest students get $2,000 more to their schools every year than the fourth quartile students.

If we funded Title I classrooms with the money that we promised, every single classroom would get a paraprofessional, which would help my students immensely. They are failing. And as you were saying before that Florida is the most equitable state, it's not. The richest students get $2,000 more to their schools every year than the fourth quartile students.

Look, I can't say that because I don't know what those administrators do. I think we have way too much money going to them. Hold on. You're a teacher. Time out. I got to interrupt you.

Look, I can't say that because I don't know what those administrators do. I think we have way too much money going to them. Hold on. You're a teacher. Time out. I got to interrupt you.

They help us out a lot. I mean, do you think I could manage my classroom? Yes, absolutely. You are wrong.

They help us out a lot. I mean, do you think I could manage my classroom? Yes, absolutely. You are wrong.

It could be reduced, but destroying the Department of Education is not the answer, because then you hurt the American economy by not allowing people to build up their human capital.

It could be reduced, but destroying the Department of Education is not the answer, because then you hurt the American economy by not allowing people to build up their human capital.

So here's the problem. The state of Florida introduced a bill. My opponent introduced a bill to provide $7,000 for school choice in Florida. That's government waste. A lot of that money is going to Disney, to cruises. That's increased waste. It's also every dollar that's taken out of the Florida public education system given to private families, 75% of that is going to families.

So here's the problem. The state of Florida introduced a bill. My opponent introduced a bill to provide $7,000 for school choice in Florida. That's government waste. A lot of that money is going to Disney, to cruises. That's increased waste. It's also every dollar that's taken out of the Florida public education system given to private families, 75% of that is going to families.

You're against school choice? 75%—I'm not against school choice as long as we fund education properly, but 75% of the money is going to families that can already afford an education, which means my students are getting $3 billion taken out of their education to go directly to the richest Floridians.

You're against school choice? 75%—I'm not against school choice as long as we fund education properly, but 75% of the money is going to families that can already afford an education, which means my students are getting $3 billion taken out of their education to go directly to the richest Floridians.

So we need money going to where it's needed, to school meals, to our teachers.

So we need money going to where it's needed, to school meals, to our teachers.

So $3 billion is being taken out of the public education system and given directly to the people who can already afford a private education. For what reason? To help people get their private education.

So $3 billion is being taken out of the public education system and given directly to the people who can already afford a private education. For what reason? To help people get their private education.

Show me the facts.

Show me the facts.