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I would like someone to tell me WHY the FL legislature HATES educators. Well, they hate PUBLIC school educators, yes? It's been fun to watch the feeding frenzy between the governor and his 'former' minions in the legislature. While Tricky Ricky has tried to buy back the favor of educators with his pittance offering of a $2500.00 salary increase, the legislature refused to pass legislation to budget the $$. Instead, they want to add that $$ to merit pay. I do NOT know ONE teacher who has qualified for merit pay, period. The eligibility requirements are so ridiculously high, AND the fact that tenured teachers MUST leave tenure behind, do not leave very many teachers qualified for merit pay. Last I heard, the state claimed there wasn't any $$ available for merit pay. One young teacher I work with, who just started teaching two years ago, has already decided to leave the profession, starting in June. Several others I work with, are leaving the profession for personal reasons, but tell me t...See More
ingrid On 4/24/13, Scooby wrote: > I would like someone to tell me WHY the FL legislature > HATES educators. Well, they hate PUBLIC school educators, > yes? It's been fun to watch the feeding frenzy between the > governor and his 'former' minions in the legislature. > While Tricky Ricky has tried to buy back the favor of > educators with...See More
Apr 24, 2013


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