RON AT HIS BEST:  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has won the fight to establish school choice in Florida.  This has to be a major step forward in his campaign.  From Fox: 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed universal school choice into law, resulting in the Sunshine State becoming the 4th state to pass such a law.

Florida House Bill 1 expands available school choice options for all 1.3 million students in Florida by eliminating financial eligibility restrictions and the current enrollment cap.

DeSantis’s office claims the legislation will "further cement Florida’s position as the nation’s leader in school choice."

"Florida already has 1.3 million students who learn full time in a school of their family’s choosing – larger than the entire K-12 student enrollments of 35 other states," DeSantis's office said.

Fox News Digital received a statement from Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. saying "this is a monumental day in Florida history."

"Thanks to Governor DeSantis and the legislature, we continue to be the undisputed leader in school choice. Florida will always make good on our promise to ensure every single child has access to a world-class education," Diaz Jr. said.

Red-state governors across the country have passed universal school choice legislation, igniting what experts call a "revolution."

Republican governors made significant inroads in pushing universal school choice legislation, which did not exist anywhere in the country a year ago. As of now, six states passed universal school choice, including Utah, Iowa, Arizona, West Virginia, and Arkansas.

COMMENT:  School choice may turn out to be the most powerful domestic issue in next year's presidential campaign.  It is immensely popular, and Republicans own it.  The Democrats are actually against it because the teachers unions oppose it, and they own the Democratic Party.

This is an immense opening for the GOP.  Now it needs to exploit it. 

March 27, 2023