By Douglas Blair ~
Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke about how important it was for parents to reclaim their rights in education, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’ve seen over the last few years in our country how important policy is, both good and very bad,” DeSantis said at a Heritage Foundation event Friday in Orlando. “There may be no area where the contrast between a free state like Florida and some of the lockdown states was [bigger] than on education during COVID.”
In a new Heritage Foundation report, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took top marks for education freedom. Pictured: DeSantis speaks to supporters at a campaign stop on the Keep Florida Free Tour at the Horsepower Ranch in Geneva, Florida on August 24, 2022. (Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The event featured the unveiling of Heritage’s “Education Freedom Report Card,” which ranked Florida as the freest state…