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This is an air horn of a dog whistle
One of the great problems with having the government in charge of education is that you run the risk of electing a government that doesn’t give two shits about education. 
I’m not saying there’s a better system. It’s just very obvious that this is the fatal flaw of this one. >

I wonder how Florida high school students are supposed to earn their way into quality universities without the AP courses that every other applicant will have. >

They aren’t, that’s a feature.