READ MORE:Americans living a red state are receiving the best education even though the governor has been criticized for using the classroom for his cultural war.
The ranking was conducted by US News & World Report, which used 10 metrics broken down into two groups: higher education and pre-k through 12th grade. In regards to pre-K through high school, Florida showed top scores in preparing students for college, which helped them succeed in taking the SAT, ACT or both.
'Since Governor DeSantis took office, Florida has prioritized education by providing teachers historic salary increases, ensuring students were able to return to in-person instruction following the COVID-19 pandemic, abolishing woke ideology from the classroom, eliminating Common Core and transitioning to a progress monitoring system for accountability,' The Florida Department of Education said in a statement.5.