SARASOTA, Fla. - On Monday, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis praised the state’s initiative to elevate civics education and announced that the winner of the state’s national speech and debate championship will receive a Charlie Kirk trophy and a $50,000 scholarship.

The backstory:

DeSantis said his administration made a strong effort to reinvigorate civic education in Florida .

He claimed that it became a lost art across the country.

"A lot of times, people are graduating with no sense of what it means to be an American. No foundation about the principles about what makes the country great," DeSantis claimed.

The governor said Florida created a civics seal of excellence program, which is 50 hours of instruction for teachers.

Teachers who complete the course get a $3,000 bonus

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