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The <keyword id="171732" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="CISCE">CISCE</keyword> on Tuesday decided to cancel Class 12 board examinations this year in view of the <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> situation, according to its secretary Gerry Arathoon. "The exams have been cancelled. The alternative assessment criteria will be announced soon," Arathoon told . The decision by Council for the <keyword id="438655" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-School-Certificate-Examinations">Indian School Certificate Examinations</keyword> (CISCE) came on the lines of cancellation of the board exams by <keyword id="6356155" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="cbse">CBSE</keyword>, which was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was decided that the <keyword id="69419" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Central-Board-of-Secondary-Education">Central Board of Secondary Education</keyword> (CBSE) will take steps to compile the results of Class 12 students as per a well-defined objective criteria in a time-bound manner. The prime minister asserted that the decision has been taken in the interest of students and that the anxiety among students, parents and teachers must be put to an end. The CICSE had last week asked its affiliated schools to submit data, including average of marks obtained by Class 12 students in Class 11 and during this session. The board had postponed Class 12 exams which were scheduled from May 4 in light of the devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/cbse-class-12-exams-cancelled-says-narendra-modi/articleshow/83147107.cms">CBSE class 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces that government has decided to cancel the exams</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/economy/news/indias-gdp-has-contracted-five-times-since-1947-but-never-as-bad-as-7-3/articleshow/83135455.cms">India’s GDP has contracted five times since 1947, but never as bad as 7.3%</a>

After CBSE, CISCE also cancels class 12 board exams this year due to COVID-19

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<ul><li>IT roles are sought-after across various industries, including healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. </li><li>Data analytics is a rapidly growing field, and there is a high demand for skilled data analysts in foreign countries </li><li>Trucking has emerged as one of the most sought-after career paths for Indian professionals seeking opportunities abroad. </li></ul>Indian professionals are increasingly seeking opportunities beyond their homeland, and the global job market beckons with promising prospects. In today's globalised job market, opportunities for Indian professionals are abundant and diverse. Here, we take a look at some in demand professions for Indians abroad and the opportunity it offers. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Information technology" comment="Subhead" text="Information technology">Information technology</cmsannotation> The IT industry stands out as a high-demand sector for Indian workers, given the country's vast pool of highly skilled IT professionals, drawing attention from foreign companies seeking to tap into this talent pool. IT roles are sought-after across various industries, including healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. Though there has been a recent slowdown, there is an overall growth in tech jobs in the US. In the technology industry in the United States, employers added 12,643 jobs in August 2023, as reported in IT certification provider CompTIA's analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Also, according to a report by The Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) and Canada's Tech Network (CTN), more than 15,000 Indian tech workers moved to Canada between March 2022 to April 2023. Some of the most coveted IT positions include software engineers, web developers, and data analysts. The allure of IT careers lies in their attractive compensation packages and job security, with the average salary for a software engineer in the United States reaching $110,000 annually. The average salary for an IT-Professional is $78,734 per year in Canada. Aspiring IT professionals typically need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, proficiency in programming languages and software development tools, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, as well as the capacity to work both independently and collaboratively within a team. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Data Analytics" comment="Subhead" text="Data Analytics">Data Analytics</cmsannotation> Data analytics is a rapidly growing field, and there is a high demand for skilled data analysts in foreign countries. Data analysts use their skills to collect, clean, and analyse data to identify trends and patterns. This information is used by businesses to make better decisions and improve their operations. Data analysts are well-paid and have good job security. According to Glassdoor, the average salary for data scientists is $1,43,808 per year in the United States. In Canada it is $89,609 per year. To thrive in the field of data science, several essential skills and qualifications are crucial. First and foremost, a bachelor's degree in data science or a related field provides the necessary academic foundation. Practical experience with data analysis tools and techniques is paramount for success in this data-driven domain. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are indispensable, enabling professionals to extract valuable insights from complex datasets. Equally important is the ability to effectively communicate these intricate data findings in a clear and concise manner, facilitating informed decision-making within organisations. These skills and qualifications collectively empower data scientists to excel in a rapidly evolving and data-rich landscape. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Subhead" text="Trucking">Trucking</cmsannotation> Trucking has emerged as one of the most sought-after career paths for Indian professionals seeking opportunities abroad. The demand for truck drivers is on the rise in developed countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia, driven by a complex interplay of factors. Among these factors are an ageing workforce in the trucking industry, the escalating cost of living, and the challenging process of obtaining a commercial driver's licence (CDL). As reported by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), there is a global deficit of 2.6 million truck drivers. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has reported a significant shortage of 80,000 truck drivers in the United States, marking an all-time high for the industry. Truck drivers are the lifeblood of a nation's economy, responsible for transporting goods and materials across vast distances. This profession offers not only attractive remuneration but also a high level of job security. In the United States, for instance, the average annual salary for a truck driver stands at $60,000. In Canada, the average annual salary is around $47,049. To excel in this career, individuals must meet specific skill requirements, including the possession of a CDL licence, substantial experience in truck driving, robust physical fitness, impeccable driving skills, and the capacity to endure long hours on the road. For Indian professionals looking to venture into this field abroad, the world of trucking offers promising prospects and the potential for a stable and rewarding career. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Nursing" comment="Subhead" text="Nursing">Nursing</cmsannotation> The United States, Canada, and Australia are experiencing a significant and growing demand for nurses. This demand is primarily driven by factors such as an ageing population, and an ongoing shortage of nurses. The shortage of nurses in these nations is alarming. The American Hospital Association had predicted a shortage of 1.1 million nurses in the United States by 2022, while the Canadian Nurses Association estimated a shortage of 90,000 nurses in Canada by the same year. In Australia, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation anticipates a shortage of 85,000 nurses by 2025. To pursue a nursing career in these countries, individuals must meet specific requirements, including obtaining a nursing licence. Generally, this involves holding a bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) and passing a nursing examination. Indian nurses are highly sought after in these countries due to their strong qualifications, experience, work ethic, and dedication. Opportunities for Indian nurses include online job searches and partnerships with recruitment agencies specialising in nurse placements. Securing a nursing job abroad requires thorough preparation. This includes acquiring the necessary qualifications and licences, refining skills and qualities, researching the job market and potential employers, tailoring application materials, networking with fellow professionals, and preparing for job interviews.

The top four in-demand jobs in foreign countries for Indians

The written examinations of <keyword id="127156" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="HSC">HSC</keyword> (Class 12) and <keyword id="6355577" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="SSC">SSC</keyword> (Class 10) conducted by the <keyword id="13126" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword> education board will be held between April 23 and May 21 this year, an official said on Saturday. While the <keyword id="115374" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Higher-Secondary-Certificate">Higher Secondary Certificate</keyword> (HSC) <keyword id="50799" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Exam">exam</keyword> will be conducted between April 23 and May 21, the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam will be held between April 29 and May 20, Ashok Bhosale, secretary of the <keyword id="480748" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra-State-Board-of-Secondary">Maharashtra State Board of Secondary</keyword> and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) said. These board exams are usually held in February and March, but this year their schedule has been changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We had announced the proposed dates of the examinations on February 16 and invited suggestions from the stakeholders. After due consultation with them, we have fixed this final schedule of the exams," Bhosale said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/bharat-bandh-over-eight-crore-traders-across-india-shut-shop-in-protest-against-rising-fuel-prices-and-changes-in-gst-rules/articleshow/81223361.cms">Bharat Bandh – over eight crore traders across India shut shop in protest against rising fuel prices and changes in GST rules</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/ignore-low-cibil-score-for-street-vendor-loans-work-on-holidays-and-other-diktats-from-indian-government-to-banks-rushing-to-meet-march-target/articleshow/81223572.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Ignore low CIBIL score for street vendor loans, work on holidays, and other diktats from Indian government to banks rushing to meet March target</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-now-allows-you-to-avail-a-discount-on-flight-ticket-if-you-are-not-carrying-a-check-in-baggage/articleshow/81225977.cms">India now allows you to avail a discount on flight ticket if you are not carrying a check-in baggage</a>

Maharashtra to conduct class X, XII exams from April 23 and April 29

Mumbai, Jan 21 () Maharashtra has topped a list of 10 states for LEED ratings, which certify that a building is environment-friendly and reduces carbon emissions, for the second consecutive year, according to a survey by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
 Maharashtra with 373 projects has retained the top slot, followed by Karnataka with 301 projects which also maintained its second position. 
 Haryana with 139 projects has relegated Tamil Nadu to the fourth position. 
 The top 10 states are home to more than 843 million Indians, and together include more than 520 million gross sqft of LEED-certified space.
 LEED is an international symbol of sustainability excellence which signifies a building is lowering carbon emissions, conserving resources and cutting down cost, while prioritising sustainable practices and creating a healthier environment.
 Even as the number of projects with LEED certificate was higher in Tamil Nadu at around 178, the gross sqft area covered under the projects was lesser than that of Haryana, the release said.
 "By pursuing LEED certification for buildings and spaces, India is not only contributing to economic growth and development, but actively raising the living standard for its residents by providing more resilient, healthier and efficient buildings and communities," US GBCI president and CEO Mahesh Ramanujam said.
 According to the survey, with 95 projects, Uttar Pradesh ranks fifth followed by Telangana with 106 projects, due to lower gross certified area. 
 Delhi ranks seventh with 72 projects, Gujarat (57), Bengal (40) and Rajasthan (21) are at eighth, ninth and tenth slots, respectively.
 India has more than 1,400 LEED-certified buildings including schools, hospitals, offices and residential buildings among others. PSK MR
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Maharashtra leads in green building certification

Government-run boarding schools were founded to 'civilize' Native Americans. Hundreds of dead children remain buried in the schoolyard graves.

<keyword id="150034" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Vijay-Govindarajan">Vijay Govindarajan</keyword>, voted one of the greatest 'Thinkers' of the world by Thinkers 50 and the Earl C. Daum 1924 <keyword id="1816524" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Professor-of-International-Business">Professor of International Business</keyword> at the <keyword id="298560" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Tuck-School-of-Business">Tuck School of Business</keyword> at <keyword id="224383" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Dartmouth-College">Dartmouth College</keyword>, talks about about the problems plaguing <keyword id="6375224" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="higher-education">higher education</keyword> in India and the US and also the benefits of 'reverse innovation', a term he formulated through his bestselling book with the same title, in this freewheeling chat with Dr <keyword id="209438" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Amit-Kapoor">Amit Kapoor</keyword>, <keyword id="6364480" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Chairman">Chairman</keyword> of the <keyword id="2798602" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Indian-Council-of-Competitiveness">Indian Council of Competitiveness</keyword>. 
 
Could you give a brief insight of your academic journey and your notion of reverse innovation? 
 
Having grown up in India, I know that innovation is the solution for many of the country’s problems. India has too many problems and we have too few resources and the only way to solve these problems is innovation. I committed myself to really studying innovation and I have always been interested in its impact on the real world, but by doing really regular research. When I came to America my study was really targeted at American companies and how they innovate. In the last 10 years or so I got interested in the notion of reverse innovation which is about innovating in a poor country like India and so that brought me full circle with regards to my ambition. 
 
When you said you have come full circle moving from India; working with American companies; and now looking at India, what is the biggest learning that you drew from this country? 
 
I think there are three learnings that I got from India. Firstly, the notion of frugal thinking that comes very naturally to us. Because the resources are limited and we want to be very efficient in how we spend our resources and not waste them. Secondly, we Indians emphasize a lot on memorizing data which is not so in the US. It is dying even faster because of the advent of computers, calculators and iPhones. US focuses on critical thinking, whereas in India we do not focus on critical thinking. As I was brought up in India and was exposed to memorizing data, then when I came to US and got the critical thinking part, it was a deadly combination as I had the data plus critical thinking orientation. critical thinking without data is useless and data without critical thinking is also useless. So, the second important notion from India is data. The third thing is diversity. India is such a diverse country and if anyone has operated inside India, then he is well prepared to face the outside world. 
 
There is a misnomer amongst people who relate frugal innovation to Jugaad. How would you react to this? 
 
To me jugaad is absolutely the wrong way to go. Jugaad is different from frugal thinking. Frugality can co-exist with the latest technology. Jugaad is “The way people use it, improvise it, make it work and get the things done”. I think jugaad implies even inferior quality. That’s not what we need. What we need is latest technology in innovation, which is at the cutting edge. For example, <keyword id="749500" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narayana-Hrudayalaya-Hospital">Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital</keyword> is an excellent hospital as they have the latest equipment in cardiac surgery as you would find in the US. Yet we are able to do cardiac surgeries for $2000 whereas in US it costs $150,000. Frugality is bringing that cost down to $2000 by using absolutely the greatest, latest and the most appropriate technology. What we really need is to marry technological powers in the US with frugality. 
 
You wrote a very interesting piece in <keyword id="53675" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="harvard">Harvard</keyword> Business Review wherein you talked about a $300 home. How can 
reverse innovation help us do that? 
 
When I wrote the article about $300 home it was not about lowering cost but was about offering more value at a lower cost. I was challenging people to think about how more health, education, jobs can be offered in a $300 house. Take for instance health – health is not just delivered in hospitals, health is also delivered in a way you construct a house. In today’s world there are three infectious diseases, which are killing millions of poor people all over the world - TB, cholera and malaria. TB is air borne disease and if we imagine a hut, which has no sunlight, no ventilation, and ten people sleeping then if one of them has TB the other nine would also be infected with it. So, why can’t we derive a $300 house with proper sunlight, ventilation and thereby decrease the incidents of TB. In a similar way cholera is water borne disease and we should look at designing a $300 house, which has portable drinking water. The last one is malaria, which is caused by mosquitos, so the house should be designed in such a way so that we can put up mosquito nets and decrease the incidents of malaria. The point is to think about the housing problem by using breakthrough thinking. we did a project in Dartmouth wherein the participants were called from all across the globe and were given the task of building a $300 house, which is earthquake/ hurricane resistant. By using local materials, the local people could actually construct the house thereby creating jobs for themselves. This is really about how do we include the poor people in the innovation that we create. 
 
What we are saying is at what level we are able to give in hands to quality of life. Yes, that’s really the point. Ultra low cost housing is not a new topic as people talked about it for decades but they talk about it as though it is a problem of charity. We somehow divided the world of 7 billion people into two compartments. 1 billion who are consumers who have the purchasing power and the rest 6 billion, the non-consumers, the so-called poor, who we have left to be taken care of by charity. The problem of converting the 6 billion non-consumers to consumers is not a question of charity but it is a challenge for innovation because the reason they are non-consumers is they can’t consume the products the 1 billion consumers are consuming. In Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH) the same platform is used for doing surgeries for the people who are paying and also for the poor patients who either pay nothing or pay subsidized rates. The concept of a $300 home or a $2000 cardiac surgery is not charity. Corporations should clamour for this model for its reach maximization and not for profit maximization. NH is also about reach maximization. The problems of education/ health/ transportation can be solved by making it available to the consumers and the non - consumers. So, having a $300 home is a problem for the corporations to solve and corporations would come in this space if they find significant opportunity in this field and are able to make money. Looking at 6 billion populations of non - consumers with an average of 6 people per household we would have an opportunity of $300 billion. Similar is the case with Apple where it is not able to sell its iPhone to 6 billion non- consumers, as they cannot afford it. If apple makes a $10 nano iPhone they would be looking at a $60 billion opportunity. So, on a digital platform in the $300 household one can deliver more education to the poor through eLearning, more health through tele medicine, more banking through mobile banking etc. All the above requires thinking and creativity and leads to doing more with less. 
 
How is your thinking emerging in the area of education as this is the foremost problem the world is facing? 
 
Let us think as to why education is so expensive in US. At Dartmouth the annual charges are $60,000 for tuition, boarding and lodging amounts to $200,000 – $250,000 for a 4-year course. Basically only the very rich can afford that kind of education or very poor because they get scholarship. The middle class people get squeezed because they make enough money so they are not entitled to scholarship, but they can’t afford $250,000 so they have to take a loan and hence pay for the rest of their lives. 
There are three reasons why education is expensive in the US. Firstly, good institutions follow the vertical integration strategy which means knowledge creation is done by the faculty who do research and the same faculty disseminates that knowledge to teach and the same faculty does the assessment to grade the students for which the institute issues the certification. So once you pass these courses you get the certificate. The cost rises with vertical integration. Secondly, at Dartmouth everything is done on campus. Therefore, the infrastructure costs rises as lab, dormitory, classes, faculty offices, cafeteria have to be built. Thirdly, colleges have an admission policy called principle of inclusion and principle of exclusion. In Dartmouth we take a lot pride in saying how many people we reject. About 95% of the people who apply are rejected. So, we have built an education industry in this country on these people who are snubbed. India has millions and millions of people who need education and we cannot follow the American model of education as that model is based on exclusion and not on inclusion. Higher education is very expensive in India so we have to disaggregate the value chain. We should not focus on the basic research in India instead let the American universities do the research. In this way we would be able to eliminate the expense on research. Secondly, we need to create a global university in India, which will have online courses in every subject. Delivering courses online is not only low cost but also high quality. In higher education there are two types of courses – transactional and transformational courses. Transactional courses are better delivered through online platform and transformational courses are face-to-face interaction because it’s about application/ problem solving. So, we could have the best teachers in India create the best course in every area in the transactional courses. The universities would only conduct the transformational experiences and then we would create a third global university, which would do the assessment. So the second university would take the assessment and third university would do the certification. In certification we need certified courses, which provide right kind of knowledge and capabilities to do the right kind of job. 
 
Do you think we can surmount the problem of critical thinking that India is lacking? 
 The transformational courses are the ones from where the critical thinking comes from. And that’s why we have to have the broken model university system as well and hence the transactional courses and transformational courses. The corporations also need to step in and <keyword id="47916" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="invest">invest</keyword> in human resources. My thinking is we have to fundamentally rethink the way we are attacking the education problem in India. This is a great innovation opportunity to create a new model of education. 
 
When it comes down to it, what is pushing India back and what really needs to be changed in this country to take it forward? 
 
When I look at India I look beyond the filth and poverty and at a huge human potential. The human potential in India is enormous and awesome. Then I look at our accomplishments which are very disappointing. Of late I have become even more frustrated with the lack of progress in India. So I look at what we have achieved and what we could achieve. The human potential is incredible, but we have fallen short. The problem is really the leadership gap. There is a real leadership deficit in India. If India has to realize its full potential we need to create systems and process and structures which will harness the talent. We really need someone to lead this talent. Youngsters need to step up and take the leadership forward. 
 
Everybody understands the way political leadership has failed the country. Are you saying that even corporate leaders have failed? 
 
My hope is corporate leadership. Since independence we have had problems in political leadership. There have been scandals, corruption charges and lack of economic progress even on the corporate side. We have had some success stories, especially in the 90’s when the IT companies came on board. We thought we were building a new India, but it looks like we are back to the same muck. Corruption and inefficiencies are cropping up, growth is slowing. We should have more experiments in the education industry like we have NH in health industry. Health alone could be a huge industry in India. Presently, they are touching only about 1% of India; 99% of India does not have proper health care. The health industry is one where we can employ a lot of people because it is a services industry. We can solve our employment problem and this is what I mean by, where is the corporate leadership? Similarly in infrastructure and transportation the gap is so big. Corporate leaders need to step up and make their employees a part of the wealth creation process. We certainly don’t seem to have that momentum to move forward. 
 
(This article was contributed to Thinkers, a quarterly thought leadership magazine that features the brightest thinkers in the areas of economics and governance, philosophy and literature, science and technology, and management. To learn more about the magazine, please visit: <a href="http://www.thinkers.in/">www.thinkers.in</a>)

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The results of the ICSE and ISC exams were announced on Tuesday by the Council for the Indian School Examination. In a first, two students have scored cent percent marks in ISC examination. In the ISC (class 12th) exam, Dewang Kumar Agarwal from Kolkata and Bengaluru's Vibha Swaminathan have been the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/icse-isc-board-result-2019-to-be-declared-shortly-cisce-org-live-updates/articleshow/69214536.cms">top performers</a>, scoring 100% marks. While Juhi Rupesh Kajaria from Mumbai and Manhar Bansal from Muktasar have topped ICSE(class10th) exam scoring 99.60%, TOI reported. The overall pass percentage for ISC stands at 96.52%, 0.31% up from last year. While the pass percentage for ICSE (class 10th) is 98.54%. Girls outshine boys yet again, said Gerry Arathoon, Chief Executive, CISCE. Pass percentage for girls in the ISC exam was 97.83% while it was 95.4% for boys.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made reshaping school boards a top priority. </li><li>He endorsed 29 candidates who support his agenda for the primary on August 23.</li></ul>DORAL, Florida — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is working to line up a slew of loyalists on school boards across Florida as he seeks a second term in the nation's third-largest state. "We need help at the local level," DeSantis said at a firehouse to about 430 enthusiastic supporters during a campaign event on Sunday. "You guys with your power going out and voting is going to make a huge difference." The governor has endorsed 29 conservative candidates ahead of Tuesday's election for school board races, which typically don't receive much attention and are technically nonpartisan.School board members make decisions about spending, schedules, supplies, curriculum, and other matters. But in more than a dozen counties where DeSantis endorsed candidates, school boards defied the governor last fall by requiring students to wear masks.School board elections have gained attention from voters who were frustrated after schools across the US stayed closed during the coronavirus pandemic. DeSantis and other Republicans have taken note of the energy behind these races, as they've also moved to restrict school curriculum or practices on race, gender, and sexual orientation. "We are not going to surrender to woke," said DeSantis, whose political committee donated to the school board candidates. "We are going to prevail and Florida is the state where woke goes to die."Lieutenant Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, who also appeared at the event, told the crowd that the DeSantis administration was focused on education because it "is key to opportunity, it's the key to our future." "I'm calling on each and every one of you to join us in this battle to take back our school boards," she said. Criticizing the Democratic Party as a "woke dumpster fire," DeSantis indicated during his speech he would double down on many of the education issues he tackled over the past four years, which are spelled out in his 10-point <a href="https://friendsofrondesantis.com/schoolboard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">education agenda</a> on his website. They include rejecting school lockdowns and to "keep woke gender ideology out of schools." DeSantis vowed during his speech to support higher pay for teachers. Florida comes in at No. 48 in the nation for average teacher salaries, <a href="https://www.nea.org/resource-library/educator-pay-and-student-spending-how-does-your-state-rank" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> the National Education Association, even though state lawmakers and the governor increased their pay this past year and gave teachers bonuses. On Tuesday, DeSantis <a href="https://www.flgov.com/2022/08/16/governor-ron-desantis-announces-three-new-initiatives-to-elevate-teachers-and-students-learning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed a plan</a> to reduce Florida's teacher shortages by providing temporary teaching certificates to police officers, paramedics, and firefighters.The Florida Education Association president, Andrew Spar, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ron-desantis-teacher-shortage-plan-florida-union-president-175107800.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">panned the idea in an interview with Yahoo Finance Live</a> as "shortcutting" and said it "doesn't really get at the root of the problem.""We want to make sure that we have fully trained, fully credentialed teachers in our classroom with the experience and support they need to teach every child," the union leader said.<div type="image" title="Casey DeSantis Ron DeSantis" height="1333" width="1778" msid="93697452" hostid="261"></div><h2>DeSantis touts anti-lockdown record</h2>Doral, which is in Miami-Dade County, was the first stop on a tour Sunday that was also set to include Sarasota, Volusia, and Duval counties. The event in Sarasota had a crowd of more than <a href="https://twitter.com/zacjanderson/status/1561438157547216896?s=21&amp;t=iOYDKyRJidIpQeHXVKy4Og" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1,200 people</a>, the DeSantis campaign said. In November, DeSantis will face the state's agriculture commissioner, Nikki Fried, or Rep. Charlie Crist, a congressman from St. Petersburg who was the GOP governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011. Voters will decide the winner of the Democratic nomination for governor in Tuesday's primary. DeSantis has been campaigning recently on behalf of Republicans in other states, including gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania and US Senate candidate JD Vance in Ohio. DeSantis is widely rumored to be eyeing the White House. Stumping for candidates in other states — particularly battleground states — is one way that presidential hopefuls create political allegiances and burnish their brands as leaders of their parties. "It's really important to raise awareness about his policies right now before he becomes that powerful," Avani, a 28-year-old transgender woman who was protesting outside DeSantis' campaign event, told Insider in an interview. She declined to share her last name. During his roughly 30-minute speech, DeSantis talked about his role in setting new education standards that reduced testing and requiring school districts to show how they select textbooks. DeSantis also touted his defiance of federal health officials and teachers unions in fall 2020, when he decided to reopen schools during the pandemic. Though he was met with backlash for months, many blue states eventually followed suit as they concluded school closures did more harm than good. The governor said that being a parent of three young children has affected his views on schools."It makes me and her more sensitive to a lot of the things parents have to think through with kids nowadays," he said, referring to his wife, Casey DeSantis. Attendees at the rally said they were enthusiastic about the governor's political future. Gianni Lehmann, 73, from the Westchester neighborhood in Miami, said "we need new blood" on school boards and that "education has to be the first priority." Max Morgan, 50, a DeSantis supporter from Broward County, said that "any parent is conservative when it comes to their children," even if they themselves are politically liberal."We want the best for our children, we want the safest environment, the best education," he said. <h2><div type="image" title="Opponents of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' education agenda gathered outside a campaign event in Miami-Dade County on August 21, 2022." height="1875" width="2500" msid="93697453" hostid="261"></div></h2><h2>'Save our children'</h2>During his speech, DeSantis also touted policies that have sparked backlash and lawsuits, including the Parental Rights in Education Act. Dubbed by critics as the "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fight-over-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill-explained-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don't Say Gay</a>" bill, the new law bans discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, particularly in kindergarten through third grade. "Children are being exposed to things that are robbing them of their innocence," said Jackie Rosario, one of the school board candidates for Indian River County. "The content is often not age appropriate or grade-level appropriate. We need a new slogan: Save our children." But critics say the bill may extend to higher grades because it contains ambiguous language banning such instruction "in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate." They worry about chilling the speech of LGBTQ teachers and about students being outed to families who don't accept them. Another curriculum area DeSantis bashed at his campaign rally was "critical race theory," which he defined as teaching "kids to hate our country and hate each other because of race." Republicans have used the term as a shorthand for race-based discussions and trainings that they say are tied to Marxism. Formally, critical race theory examines racism in US institutions stemming from slavery and the Jim Crow era. Democrats have argued it's mostly taught in law schools and accuse politicians who favor bans of trying to whitewash history. The DeSantis event drew roughly 30 protesters across the street who chanted "We say gay!" as the governor's supporters exited the event. The protesters held signs condemning a new state law that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-florida-abortion-ban-will-hit-surrounding-states-2022-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">makes it illegal</a> to have an abortion after 15 weeks into a pregnancy, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/05/florida-gender-affirming-medical-treatment-ban-00050174" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a state effort</a> to consider blocking transgender minors from accessing puberty blockers, and DeSantis' education policies. "Teachers are feeling uncomfortable that they can't speak their minds, that they can't be themselves," Avani said.

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