As Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks the Republican nomination for president, one of his key selling points is Florida’s record on education.
Supporting his case is the state’s No. 1 ranking in education by U.S. News & World Report, released last month and now a talking point on the “DeSantis for President” website.
But a closer look at the ranking and its methodology shows Florida’s relatively high marks stem partly from actions that predate the pandemic — or even DeSantis as governor. And by key national measures in reading and math, some of the state’s pre-K-12 students are doing better than their peers in the post-COVID era, while some are doing worse.
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