Crist vetoed the very contentious Teacher Merit Pay Bill, SB-6, did he make the “right” call?
Dave Aronberg: Absolutely. I was one of the first voices against this bill. This bill was dangerous and would have sent our good teachers packing to find a school that respects them properly. This bill was an unfunded mandate on local governments. It treated all teachers like they were bad teachers and the bill was rightly canned by both Democrat and Republican voters. Unfortunately, the Republican legislators did not vote that way and passed the measure. But, make no mistake, this measure was not a conservative bill because it removed local control, it elevated the state bureaucracy, and it relied on federal stimulus money for its funding. Everyone should have voted against this bill. It blamed our state’s education problems, not on the lack of funding, but on teachers who continue to do more with less. WONO: Florida voters put the Class Size Limits in the Constitution in 2002 and yet, voters would be asked in November to change the Constitution’s current “maximum” class size to schoo
