SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. \u2014 School choice activist Erika Donalds, a former Collier County School Board member, launched her statewide \u201cFlorida Promise Tour\u201d on Monday in South Miami. <\/p>\n
Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n Donalds, 46, is married to U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the Republican running for Florida governor with President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement. <\/p>\n \u201cHere in South Florida, it\u2019s not having enough seats for the demand for school choice, we\u2019re heading that all over, but here it\u2019s especially acute,\u201d Erika Donalds, a mother of three, said. \u201cThe best schools have waitlists. Families feel like they don\u2019t have enough transportation to access some of the other options.\u201d <\/p>\n Madeline Pumariega, the president of Miami Dade College, helped to organize the event at CasaCuba<\/a>, a restaurant at 5859 SW 73 St. Florida Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez was among the event\u2019s guests. <\/p>\n Erika Donalds, a certified public accountant, is the founder and chair of the Education Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit organization, and Optima Ed, a Naples-based company that supports virtual reality in education. <\/p>\n