Rick Scott actually said...

"To effectively respond to the pandemic, we must address the widened existing racial inequities in education, the workforce, and our health care system."

"We know that our nation's K-12 public schools entered this pandemic with a $23 billion racial funding gap."

"States will face a $615 billion revenue shortfall over the next three years due to the pandemic."

"Our continued reliance on local property taxes to finance public education has ensured that public schools with the highest need are forced to do more with less."