Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida’s largest teachers’ union see the beginning of the school year differently, with the state’s chief executive painting a pretty picture.

At the same time, the Florida Education Association ( FEA ) argues there aren’t enough teachers in classrooms due to budget cuts.

During a Monday appearance at Melbourne’s Front Street Civic Center , DeSantis noted that the most recent state budget brings “about $150 million additional to our teachers’ salary increases,” pushing the total to $1.38 billion.

And he believes that the state “could do even more going forward there.”

“There’s obviously more we’re going to be doing coming up next year when the legislature reconvenes to continue showing our commitment to education,” DeSantis said.

Meanwhile, though

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