{"id":15269,"date":"2012-12-03T10:33:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T15:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=15269"},"modified":"2012-12-03T10:39:41","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T15:39:41","slug":"indiana-education-chief-applies-for-florida-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/12\/03\/indiana-education-chief-applies-for-florida-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Education Chief Applies For Florida Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15270\"  class=\"wp-caption module image left\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/12\/03\/indiana-education-chief-applies-for-florida-job\/12-3-tonybennett\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15270\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15270\" title=\"12-3 TonyBennett\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2012\/12\/12-3-TonyBennett-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2012\/12\/12-3-TonyBennett-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2012\/12\/12-3-TonyBennett-620x489.jpg 620w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2012\/12\/12-3-TonyBennett.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Elle Moxley \/ StateImpact Indiana<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indiana Superintendent of Public Education Tony Bennett has applied to become Florida Commissioner of Education.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tony Bennett, who <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/indiana\/tag\/glenda-ritz\/\">lost his reelection bid<\/a> to remain Indiana&#8217;s education chief, says he has applied to become Florida&#8217;s education commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett is a close ally of former Gov. Jeb Bush. Bennett has led Chiefs for Change, an education advocacy group tied to Bush&#8217;s Foundation for Excellence in Education.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After careful consideration, I have decided to submit an application for Florida&#8217;s Commissioner of Education position,&#8221; Bennett said in a statement to our colleagues at <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/indiana\/\">StateImpact Indiana<\/a>. &#8220;The Sunshine State&#8217;s consistent commitment to providing all students a top-notch education is impressive and inspiring. I look forward to participating in the next stages of this process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If chosen by the State Board of Education, Bennett would replace Gerard Robinson. Robinson announced his resignation &#8212; to much surprise &#8212; in July.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content alignright\"><h4 class=\"related-header\">Related<\/h4><div class=\"links\"><h5>Posts<\/h5><ul><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/09\/21\/emergency-meeting-called-to-extend-education-commissioner-search\/\">Emergency Meeting Called to Extend Search for Education Commissioner<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/08\/01\/florida-parent-group-wants-a-commissioner-who-will-listen\/\">Florida Parent Group Offers Recommendations For Next Education Commissioner<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/07\/31\/florida-education-commissioner-submits-resignation\/\">Florida Education Commissioner Submits Resignation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"topics\"><h5>Topics<\/h5><p class=\"topic\"><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/07\/220px-Gov_Jeb_Bush1-60x60.jpg\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/topic\/jeb-bush\/\">Jeb Bush: The Once and Future Reformer<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Bennett&#8217;s reelection loss was viewed as <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/07\/31\/florida-education-commissioner-submits-resignation\/\">a national litmus test on efforts to overhaul education policy<\/a> by many observers. Despite Bennett&#8217;s support for Bush&#8217;s agenda, Bush told StateImpact Florida he didn&#8217;t take the election results as a statement on the <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/11\/19\/indiana-idaho-election-results-werent-about-his-agenda-bush-says\/\">suite of policies his two foundations have pushed for across the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett&#8217;s application raises an interesting dilemma for Gov. Rick Scott and the State Board of Education.<\/p>\n<p>Scott has recently <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/10\/19\/gov-scott-wants-to-change-race-based-achievement-plan-but-wont-say-how\/\">shifted<\/a> his policies on K-12 education, pushing for a budget increase last year, <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/08\/21\/in-new-ad-gov-rick-scott-says-hes-listening-to-complaints-about-fcat\/\">acknowledging complaints about the emphasis<\/a> placed on standardized testing and criticizing the State Board of Education decision to set different <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/10\/19\/gov-scott-wants-to-change-race-based-achievement-plan-but-wont-say-how\/\">achievement goals based on race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The State Board of Education is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/board\/bios\/Shanahan.asp\">filled<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/board\/bios\/Martinez.asp\">appointees<\/a> with close ties to Bush, including former <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/board\/bios\/Bradshaw.asp\">staff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If Scott &#8212; who seeks reelection in 2014 &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/12\/what-the-selection-of-floridas-next-schools-commissioner-tell-us\/\">is attempting to distance himself from Bush&#8217;s policies, would he oppose Bennett&#8217;s appointment<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/05\/30\/jeb-bush-taking-florida-education-ideas-nationwide\/\">For more on the relationship between Bennett and Bush, check out this story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Bennett, who lost his reelection bid to remain Indiana&#8217;s education chief, says he has applied to become Florida&#8217;s education commissioner. Bennett is a close ally of former Gov. Jeb Bush. 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