Impressions From a Florida State Board of Education Meeting
Yesterday’s live feed of the Florida state board interviews with candidates for education commissioner provided me the first opportunity to see board members unplugged and without the protection of prepared press releases, sound bites or filtered quotes to reporters. Here are some take-aways.
* I actually came away liking Charles Hokansons Jr. Although clearly in the camp of the “privatization choicers” (It was clear those are the type of candidates this board would want to interview) the former George W. Bush-era DOE official was measured and thoughtful. A bit on the wonkish side, Hokansons was the anti-Tony Bennett, approachable and a consensus builder. And he displayed a bit of moxie by appearing to take a swing at
* I actually came away liking Charles Hokansons Jr. Although clearly in the camp of the “privatization choicers” (It was clear those are the type of candidates this board would want to interview) the former George W. Bush-era DOE official was measured and thoughtful. A bit on the wonkish side, Hokansons was the anti-Tony Bennett, approachable and a consensus builder. And he displayed a bit of moxie by appearing to take a swing at