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Byron Donalds: “The school districts have less students today than they did…”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

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Byron Donalds discusses past arrest, policy priorities and Florida governor's race

Published | Video Starts at 12:48

I've been a school choice champion and advocate my entire time in politics. That's not going to change. But the fiscal reality is, is that The school districts have less students today than they did when we passed universal school choice. Yet at the same time, their budgets have expanded because they're collecting far more property taxes than they ever have. (12:48–12:54)

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Asserts that Florida school districts have fewer students now compared to before the passage of universal school choice.

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