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Emergency Meeting Called to Extend Search for Education Commissioner

The Florida Board of Education has called an emergency meeting to extend the application deadline for a new Education Commissioner in Florida. Gerard Robinson walked away from the job in August.

The national firm Ray and Associates is conducting the search. It's the same firm that brought us Robinson.

The position will pay up to $275,000. That's what Robinson was making. But the search firm says they just haven't found a highly qualified candidate yet.

The Board of Education will meet to potentially extend the deadline tomorrow morning.