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Ron DeSantis: “Broward [County's] budget was two and a half billion eight…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Highlights Florida's Leadership in Education to Start New School Year

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And even we got a very vibrant homeschooling community here. So I think all that will be worked out. But at the end of the day, it's. You've got some school districts like Broward [County's] budget was two and a half billion eight years ago. They've lost like 40,000 students over the eight years, and now their budget's five billion. Well, if they say they have a deficit, they're not justified at having 5 billion based. I know that's not Lee Collier, but, like, that's just an example of parents that have a choice. (22:59–41:47)

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Asserts that Broward County's school budget increased despite losing 40,000 students over eight years.

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