So since I've been governor, I mean, we have the highest per pupil spending we've ever had in the state of Florida. We've increased funding for our school districts every year. We've done the teacher categorical, which started I think at what it started 500 million. Now it's almost 1.4 billion. And we're gonna shoot for over 1.5 billion next year. Now the charter teachers are eligible for that too. But you've seen public school teachers. (47:13–47:21)
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