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Pinellas School Board member warns of pay cuts if SB 6 passes

Published on April 6, 2010 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

Pinellas School Board member Carol Cook tells The Gradebook that pay cuts may be back on the table if SB 6 becomes law: With the financial mandate imposed by SB 6 on top of other budget pressures, Pinellas board member Carol Cook said she can’t rule out that the district might go back on its contract with the teachers union and revisit the small “step” raises it agreed to give teachers in 2010-11. “Am I willing to say now we would…

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Jeb Bush’s foundation launches TV ads in support of SB 6

Published on April 5, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

The Foundation for Florida’s Future today unveiled a television commercial to emphasize the benefits of Senate Bill 6 and House Bill 7189 for students who are facing tremendous obstacles. The television commercial begins airing in Tallahassee tomorrow. “Florida needs to make sure every student is learning,” said Patricia Levesque, Executive Director of the Foundation for Florida’s Future. “This bill rewards teachers who have the toughest teaching jobs and make great progress with their students.” The bill requires higher salaries for…

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Jeb Bush’s foundation lauches TV ads in support of SB 6

Published on April 5, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

The Foundation for Florida’s Future today unveiled a television commercial to emphasize the benefits of Senate Bill 6 and House Bill 7189 for students who are facing tremendous obstacles. The television commercial begins airing in Tallahassee tomorrow. “Florida needs to make sure every student is learning,” said Patricia Levesque, Executive Director of the Foundation for Florida’s Future. “This bill rewards teachers who have the toughest teaching jobs and make great progress with their students.” The bill requires higher salaries for…

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Video from House committee’s discussion of SB 6

Published on April 5, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

Video from Palm Beach Post, story from Sunshine News: Hundreds of teachers turned out Monday afternoon to testify against Senate Bill 6. Among the throng was Florida Association of School Boards director Wayne Blanton. Before the doors opened to Webster Hall in the Capitol’s Knott building, amid a crush of prospective protesters, Blanton was getting warmed up. “I’m not sure you can implement (the bill). You can’t even fix it, it’s so bad,” he told Sunshine State News. SB6, sponsored…

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Video from House committee’s discussion of SB 6

Published on April 5, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

Video from Palm Beach Post, story from Sunshine News: Hundreds of teachers turned out Monday afternoon to testify against Senate Bill 6. Among the throng was Florida Association of School Boards director Wayne Blanton. Before the doors opened to Webster Hall in the Capitol’s Knott building, amid a crush of prospective protesters, Blanton was getting warmed up. “I’m not sure you can implement (the bill). You can’t even fix it, it’s so bad,” he told Sunshine State News. SB6, sponsored…

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The case against Jeb Bush, the force behind SB 6

Published on April 5, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

While the future of the state’s education system hangs in the balance, let’s take a closer look at the real force behind the Florida Senate’s drive to pass SB 6, Jeb Bush (“I talked to Jeb this morning,” Thrasher said Thursday, still celebrating passage of the tenure bill, albeit on a close 21-17 vote. “He was very pleased with what we did. Very pleased.”) The chattering class – typified in this case by one Scott Maxwell – continue to propagate…

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