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Ron DeSantis: “The choice programs within school districts, I don't think…”

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Governor DeSantis Announces Expansion of Success Academy Charter Schools to Florida

Published | Video Starts at 49:04

We would not have 1.4 million in choice programs if it wasn't for the competition. Most of those school, because you have 500,000 private, 400,000 charter, but a lot of hundreds of thousands are within school districts. The choice programs within school districts, I don't think they would do that if there was no other option for choice. It probably would just be one system and you kind of like, when I was growing up, I lived in Dunedin. I went to Dunedin High School. That was kind of it. (49:04–49:10)

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Asserts that school districts would not implement choice programs without other options for choice.

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