ATLANTA—Taxpayer dollars shouldn’t fund education systems that seek to undermine American values, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.
“We have a radical idea that the tax dollars that Floridians pay should not go to fund universities that are hostile to our freedoms and way of life,” DeSantis, a Republican, said at conservative commentator and radio talk show host Erick Erickson’s The Gathering conference in Atlanta.
The Florida governor said taxpayer funding instead should go to colleges and universities dedicated to pursuing truth, high academic standards, and preparing students to be good citizens of the republic.
DeSantis listed his efforts so far to improve Florida education.
He mentioned Florida’s Bright Future scholarship program, which allows students with good test scores to graduate college free of debt. The governor said he has sought to…
