TAMPA, Fla. -- Both candidates for Florida's next governor detailed their plans for education Tuesday, and Democrat Andrew Gillum's includes more than $1 billion in funding.
Gillum's running mate, Chris King, on Tuesday visited H.B. Plant High School in Tampa to talk about their "Fair Share for Florida's Future" plan.
"We cannot create the economy of the future, we cannot lift wages and care for all our families if we're not willing to invest in our teachers," King said.
King and Gillum want to raise the state corporate income tax rate to 7.75 percent to generate more than $1 billion in revenue.
"Thanks to President Trump's tax scam, Florida's richest corporations will take home even more sacks of money than they already do," Gillum said in the release of his education plan. "Now, I'm proposing that the tiny fraction of Florida's richest corporations pay their fair share, so we can invest in working families through world-class public schools, a pay raise for teachers, early childhood education and SHOP 2.0 vocational training."
With that money, Gillum wants to invest at least $100 million in public school construction, at least $400 million in raises for public school teachers, at least $250 million in early childhood programs and at least $100 million in vocational and technical training.
Republican candidate for governor Ron DeSantis was also in Tampa on Tuesday to talk about his education plan. His plan includes getting more money into classrooms and broadening relationships between schools and business communities.
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