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Ron DeSantis: “We've paid out almost 60 million in bonuses to teachers just…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Unveils Statue of James Madison in Madison County

Published | Video Starts at 17:46

And it's not limited to being a civics teacher because having this civics background will help you teach American literature, it'll help you teach American history, it'll help you teach other things. And we've really welcomed people to be able to do that. So We've paid out almost 60 million in bonuses to teachers just for this civic seal of excellence. And we're proud of that. Our debate initiative that I had mentioned. And we've got hundreds and hundreds of students. I think they had 700 students at New College in April competing for scholarships. (17:46–17:54)

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Asserts that nearly $60 million has been paid in bonuses to teachers for participating in the Civic Seal of Excellence program.

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