Tag: Florida and teacher pay
Private schools raise pay, tout perks to compete during national teacher shortage
Jim McKenzie read the alarming reports in 2022 about the rise in the numbers of teachers fleeing the profession. As headmaster at The Rock School in Gainesville, he saw storm clouds approaching, especially as Florida lawmakers raised starting teacher pay to $47,500 just two years earlier. Salaries at McKenzie’s school run... READ MOREFlorida roundup: Rick Scott, teacher pay, virtual schools and more
State of the State. Gov. Rick Scott gives props to...
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott delivered the State of the State...
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Education savings accounts. Bills filed Friday and Saturday would create...
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Charter schools. Democratic lawmakers have filed several bills to reign...
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School recognition funds. About 1,700 schools will get about $134...
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More Rubio vouchers. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio needs a Florida-style...
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Tutoring oversight. In the first part of a two-part series on...
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Rick Scott’s proposed budget. Includes $1.2 billion more for public...
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Common Core. To conservatives: “I suggest you give up the...
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Next steps. Florida should adopt parent triggers and education savings...
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