Articles in Category: 'teachers union'

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: January 3, 2011 3:55 AM
 

Dear Charlie,

I'm going to miss you in Florida politics.  Well, eventually. When you really do leave for good, I'll be the first one burying my head in a hankie. Nobody -- not even the dour Bill McCollum -- has provided me with more column fodder. In the meantime, Charlie, as Gov.-elect Rick Scott takes his oath to replace you, I offer this little bit of parting advice:

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 8, 2010 4:05 AM
 
As a group of lawmakers watched the school-reform documentary "Waiting for Superman" on Tuesday, Florida educators are waiting to see what the Legislature has in store for schools.
 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: October 14, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Super-sized glossy campaign fliers are landing in the mailboxes of school employees, courtesy of the Florida Education Association.
 
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By: Lane Wright | Posted: October 1, 2010 6:15 PM
 
Gov. Charlie Crist was invited to be the Grand Marshall at Everglades High School's homecoming. And while he was in Miramar Friday in the role of governor, he took the opportunity to remind teachers to support him in his bid for U.S. senator.
 
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By: Michael Barone | Posted: August 9, 2010 7:40 PM
 

Republicans are starting to think about how to answer the Robert Redford question.

You know the scene. In the 1972 movie "The Candidate," the Redford character, having won the election, turns to his political consultant and asks, "What do I do now?"

 
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By: By Kathleen Haughney The News Service of Florida | Posted: June 26, 2010 4:05 AM

All of the major candidates for governor are pushing for the change in the state Constitution that dictates how large school classrooms can be, which could let some classes increase slightly in size.

Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow for a more lenient way of counting students to give schools flexibility on meeting class-size requirements touted the positions of the gubernatorial candidates in a release Wednesday, saying the candidates were putting policy over politics by unanimously supporting the proposed change in the law.

 
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By: Nancy Smith | Posted: March 7, 2010 3:27 PM
 
While most state lawmakers cheer Florida education's "race to the top," the state teachers union is engaged in a "race to mediocrity."

Why do I say that?

Because -- except for the colossally expensive class-size amendment -- the Florida Education Association hasn't been on board for a single significant reform since the mid-1990s, when education in the Sunshine State ranked in the nation's bottom quartile.

 
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