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Biden Administration Now Offering Cash To Florida School Districts Who Defy Gov. DeSantis’ Ban On Mask Mandates

Ashe Schow
Biden Administration Now Offering Cash To Florida School Districts Who Defy Gov. DeSantis’ Ban On Mask Mandates
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The Biden administration is escalating its feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, by offering federal financial support to school districts in the Sunshine State that openly defy the governor’s ban on mask mandates.

Fox News reported Saturday that U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona wrote a letter to DeSantis and Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran informing them that the federal government would provide funds to school districts that defy the governor’s order and risk losing state funding.

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