Richard Corcoran

DeSantis’ comments came at a State Department of Education meeting Wednesday, a day after several Central Florida counties held school board meetings to discuss options.

This week Florida’s education commissioner Richard Corcoran released an executive order telling schools that they will have to open up brick and mortar campuses five days a week in fall. Intersection host Matthew Peddie spoke to Elizabeth Albert, president of the Volusia United Educators, about how teachers are responding to the executive order.

Education is an enormous piece of the state budget. Hundreds of thousands of people work in the industry, and millions of Florida families send their kids to public schools each day. The governor-elect pledged to spend 80 percent of the education budget inside the classroom, but what that means is not clear.

The state’s new education commissioner--former house speaker Richard Corcoran--was appointed today. Corcoran detailed plans for his tenure to the Board of Education in a confirmation hearing.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House is releasing a scathing new video that trashes two programs championed by Gov. Rick Scott.

A squabble among Republican leaders in the Florida Legislature has some lawmakers talking about a possible state government shutdown. Governor Rick Scott, though, is pushing to focus on the budget.