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Florida education officials appear to defy feds' cease and desist complaint regarding state funds
Federal government has warned Commissioner Corcoran that the state could be breaking the lawDespite warnings from federal education officials, Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has been defiant against the U.S. Department of Education’s warnings that Florida could be breaking federal law.
But Florida education officials believe that the feds are the problem.
The State Board of Education has called a meeting Tuesday “to discuss the federal government’s overreach and unlawful behavior,” said Cassie Palelis, press secretary for the Department of Education.
At issue is the withholding of state funds equal to federal grants intended to help two Florida school boards — Alachua and Broward — cover financial penalties. Those penalties targeted the salaries of school boards because of strict mask mandates that were against the DeSantis administration.
The two boards got federal grants to cover docked pay. But the state withheld additional money — the crux of the U.S. Department of Education’s concerns.
Read more: https://floridaphoenix.com/2021/11/12/fl-education-officials-appear-to-defy-feds-cease-and-desist-order-over-punishing-local-boards/