Florida’s education commissioner Tony Bennett resigned Thursday amidst controversy over school grades in his home state of Indiana.
He made the announcement at a news conference in Tallahassee late Thursday morning, the Miami Herald reported.
“The decision to resign is mine and mine alone, because I believe that when this discussion turns to an adult, we lose the discussion about making life better for children,” Bennett said.
Bennett has faced increasing pressure to step down following publication of emails by the AP which showed him changing Indiana’s school grading formula to benefit a charter school.
The Florida Department of Education has seen a rapid turnover of leaders during Gov. Rick Scott’s 31 months in office. Including Bennett, there have been three different education commissioners and two interim education commissioners, the paper also reported.
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