By Lynn Hatter
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Tampa, FL – The Florida Board of Education has interviewed five candidates for the position of state education commissioner. The five were chosen out of a pool of 26 applications. Lynn Hatter reports whoever is chosen will lead the state's public school and state college system.
The candidates are New Jersey's former education chief Bret Schundler, Virginia's current Education secretary Gerard Robinson, Loretta Costin, who heads Florida's career and adult education program, Clark County Ohio Superintendent Stacia Smith and Thomas Jandris, vice president of Concordia University's graduate school and former adviser to governor Jeb Bush. The candidates were interviewed for an hour each, and at the end of the day, Board Member Roberto Martinez said he has some favorites:
Sound- "But I'm not going to tell you yet. I'm going to sleep on it."
The board is meeting again on Tuesday, where it could pick Florida's next education commissioner.