/tags/sen-manny-diaz-jr Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 30 May 2022 11:36:20 GMT /news/2022-05-30/desantis-appoints-corcoran-to-board-of-governors The governor tapped the former state education commissioner to serve on the state university system’s Board of Governors. The board oversees Florida’s state universities and is responsible for adopting regulations designed to carry out laws related to higher education. Mon, 30 May 2022 11:36:20 GMT /news/2022-05-30/desantis-appoints-corcoran-to-board-of-governors Ryan Dailey /local-news/2022-04-27/diaz-says-he-wants-to-change-the-tone-around-what-it-means-to-be-a-teacher-amid-statewide-shortages Soon-to-be Education Commissioner Manny Diaz has worn many hats in his career, starting with teaching geography, history, social studies and psychology at public high schools in Miami. Today, he’s a Republican state Senator from Hialeah and works as the Vice President of Finance for Doral College. Diaz is also a staunch supporter of school choice which he says is falsely equated as being against public schools. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:09:13 GMT /local-news/2022-04-27/diaz-says-he-wants-to-change-the-tone-around-what-it-means-to-be-a-teacher-amid-statewide-shortages Lynn Hatter /news/2022-04-22/manny-diaz-is-slated-to-become-floridas-new-education-commissioner Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending state Sen. Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah to replace outgoing education commissioner Richard Corcoran. Corcoran announced in early March he would step down at the end of April, and has been on a “goodbye tour” of sorts. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:24:40 GMT /news/2022-04-22/manny-diaz-is-slated-to-become-floridas-new-education-commissioner Lynn Hatter /news/2020-02-11/controversial-vacation-rental-proposal-on-the-move TALLAHASSEE — A long-running dispute over vacation rentals is heating up, as a Senate panel Tuesday approved a proposal that would give the state — not… Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:35:27 GMT /news/2020-02-11/controversial-vacation-rental-proposal-on-the-move Dara Kam / News Service of Florida