Under @GovRonDeSantis and Republicans, public education in Florida is in trouble. While DeSantis turned school board elections into new political battlegrounds and focused on his personal partisan politics, only 25% of third-graders are demonstrating proficient reading levels. @GovRonDeSantis Less than half of high school students perform at a satisfactory level or better in algebra. Florida ranks 43rd in the nation for education funding, 48th in the nation for average teacher salary, and is facing an almost 10,000-teacher shortage ahead of the coming school year.

I am proud to announce that today we launched Blue Shift Florida, the Florida Democratic Party’s first ever statewide coordinated campaign. We are all united under one goal: electing democrats in November and creating an infrastructure for years to come. Nothing like this has ever been done in Florida. The record investments that we are making are part of a long-term strategy to unite and mobilize all Florida Democrats.