Henry Mack

Commissioner of Education @EducationFL | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor @USDOL | Professor of Philosophy @univmiami | Personal Account

[Polk State College @PolkState]

Thank you to @EducationFL for not only spotlighting the importance of cybersecurity training, but also our partnership to deliver quality apprenticeships for local employers through Polk State College.

[Florida Department of Education @EducationFL]

85 YEARS OF IMPACT.

Yesterday, Commissioner @HenmackIII joined our Division of Blind Services at their 85th anniversary celebration in Tallahassee.

We’re committed to continuing our work to expand opportunity and accessibility for Floridians who are blind or visually impaired.

[Ryan Petty @rpetty]

@EducationFL Thank you Director Hay and the entire OSS team for the relentless focus on protecting Florida schools.

[Chris Moya @ChrisMoya62]

Read this. And read it again. This is so true and well stated. Thank you @HenmackIII

[Florida Department of Education @EducationFL]

Cybersecurity is national security—and we must be prepared by building a workforce equipped to protect our future.

Last month, we announced a partnership with @PolkState to launch a Cybersecurity Registered Apprenticeship program.

Apprentices in this program will train in computer forensics, system security, and ethical hacking while receiving PAID, on-the-job training.

Learn more about this critical program: https://t.co/mGTze2mE5m

[Madeline Pumariega @mdcpresident]

Super intelligence. Superhighways to success.

A $4 million investment awarded through @USDOE and ECMC Foundation is fueling the next chapter at @MDCollege: MDC ONE, our AI-driven intelligence platform designed to turn data into action, personalize the journey, and accelerate achievement.

The future of student success is personal. And we are building it.

[Henry Mack @HenmackIII]

These seniors have the skills, ambition, and passion for their work we want to cultivate in every Florida student.

@EducationFL educators are committed to ensuring the next generation is ready for the future—whether that’s entrepreneurship, post-secondary education, or entering the workforce.

To these three outstanding students: keep building, keep creating, and I wish you continued success in the future!

[Florida Department of Education @EducationFL]

Three Florida seniors at A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts have LAUNCHED their own business.

Their AI-powered platform, Prodigy Pro, is designed to help others start entrepreneurial ventures.

WATCH. ⬇️

[Henry Mack @HenmackIII]

Thank YOU for your leadership in helping to transform lives!

[Dr. Sarah Hall @SarahHallEdD]

Thank you @HenmackIII for spending time celebrating and encouraging school and district leaders at Chancellor’s Leadership Academy. Having you there certainly elevated the connection and critical thinking. The Bureau of Educator Recruitment, Development and Retention appreciates your leadership! @EducationFL

[Dr. Sarah Hall @SarahHallEdD]

Thank you @HenmackIII for spending time celebrating and encouraging school and district leaders at Chancellor’s Leadership Academy. Having you there certainly elevated the connection and critical thinking. The Bureau of Educator Recruitment, Development and Retention appreciates your leadership! @EducationFL

[Florida Department of Education @EducationFL]

SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION.

Next Tuesday we are hosting the FINAL stop of our Science Standards listening tour.

Join us and share your thoughts on our draft standards directly with Commissioner @HenMackIII.

[Florida Department of Education @EducationFL]

Yesterday, Commissioner @HenmackIII spoke with principals and school leaders from every corner of our state.

Our gains in reading, math, and graduation rates don’t happen by accident—they happen because school leaders keep the focus on mastery, not motion.

Florida’s educators are aligned: high expectations, teacher support, and pathways that prepare students for work and citizenship.

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

“Universities must recognize that, at its core, the affordability crisis is an administrative overhead crisis. You cannot freeze tuition if you continue to expand layers of bureaucratic red tape that add zero value to students’ education.”

https://t.co/p8Q1GeMHbD

[Henry Mack @HenmackIII]

Speaking to Florida’s colleges of teacher education this week, I made a simple claim: the most important work in education is not the transmission of techniques or the sorting of students into pathways. It is the cultivation of rationality itself.

Aristotle, Newman, Hutchins, Peters, Scheffler, and Siegel all converge on the same point: an educated person is one who has been initiated into the free and critical quest for reasons—who is appropriately moved by evidence and argument rather than by fashion or authority.

Florida’s rankings and multiple pathways matter. But they rest on something prior: teachers who can form free persons capable of self-rule.

Read my keynote here: https://t.co/7J4WgMJisF

[Florida Department of Education @EducationFL]

This National Transfer Student Week, we’re highlighting students like Gabby Nicholas, an @SeminoleState alumna who is making a difference.

In 2014, Gabby received a @TheJKCF scholarship which allowed her to transfer to @UF.

Now, she’s the alumni engagement manager at the very foundation that gave her this opportunity! Read her full story: https://t.co/SfWowBT8FI

[Henry Mack @HenmackIII]

Speaking to Florida’s colleges of teacher education this week, I made a simple claim: the most important work in education is not the transmission of techniques or the sorting of students into pathways. It is the cultivation of rationality itself.

Aristotle, Newman, Hutchins, Peters, Scheffler, and Siegel all converge on the same point: an educated person is one who has been initiated into the free and critical quest for reasons—who is appropriately moved by evidence and argument rather than by fashion or authority.

Florida’s rankings and multiple pathways matter. But they rest on something prior: teachers who can form free persons capable of self-rule.

Read my keynote here: https://t.co/7J4WgMJisF

[Evan Power @EvanPower]

@ErikaDonalds said it this morning: "Proud to continue the Free State of Florida for your children and ours!" That's the choice on the ballot. Keep what @GovRonDeSantis built and elect @ByronDonalds governor. Early voting opens in every county tomorrow.

[Henry Mack @HenmackIII]

Florida's First DCA DENIED a stay of our emergency order protecting CDL students. 🇺🇸

Students at Metropolitan Trucking & Technical Institute's West Palm Beach campus who believe they are owed refunds should contact CIE at [email protected]. The appeal, however, remains pending. ⬇️🎉

[Henry Mack @HenmackIII]

Florida's First DCA DENIED a stay of our emergency order protecting CDL students. 🇺🇸

Students at Metropolitan Trucking & Technical Institute's West Palm Beach campus who believe they are owed refunds should contact CIE at [email protected]. The appeal, however, remains pending. ⬇️🎉

[Florida Department of Education @EducationFL]

THE CDL CRACKDOWN CONTINUES.

If you can’t speak English or read basic road signs, you SHOULD NOT be behind the wheel.

Our new memo is clear: CDL programs must comply with ALL federal and state language and training requirements—and take IMMEDIATE action to identify and correct any deficiencies.

We will stop at nothing to protect Floridians by keeping unqualified drivers OFF our roads.

[Henry Mack @HenmackIII]

School choice is the necessary condition for economic mobility & affordability.

Addresses shouldn’t decide kids’ future—or force one to overpay just to escape a bad school. Choice breaks both traps. Opportunity follows the child, not the zip code. Mobility rises. The housing premium falls.

Everything else is downstream.

[Byron Donalds @ByronDonalds]

I’m a school choice parent, and so is Christa — a wonderful lady who came to our Pasco County bus stop today with her three young kids.

Parents know what’s best for their kids. We are going defend parents’ rights, promote school choice, and ensure every Florida kid has a path to success!