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Ron DeSantis: “We're proposing $1.58 billion just for teachers.”

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Governor DeSantis Announces 'Floridians First' Budget in Orlando

Published | Video Starts at 1:15:39

We've increased funding every single year, year teachers, every single year. We went from. There was zero money when I became governor that was earmarked just for teachers. Now We're proposing $1.58 billion just for teachers. And that's on top of a lot of other. And you know, the thing is on the teachers like Stassi mentioned, the civic seal of excellence, you know, when they go through that, they get a bonus. (1:15:39–1:15:45)

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Asserts that a proposal has been made for $1.58 billion in funding specifically for teachers.

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