As it is, the children in Florida are tested within an inch of their lives, and I don't think they need any more tests.
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The best solution is to raise salaries. Communities with teachers in low-cost housing isn't an answer.Mark Pudlow
We have some real problems with it, how it came about and how it reports to measure outstanding teachers. The state decided to make the rule effective immediately and didn't bother to ask teachers for input.
Mark Pudlow
We got some support from moderate Republicans, and we worked hard to talk to people about why class size is important. I think lawmakers probably thought that (class size) had more support than it did in 2002.
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With all teachers suffering because of low pay in a state with high growth in the cost of living, particularly in housing, (Winn's plan) is like putting a big screen TV in your living room and not fixing the hole in your roof.
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This is legislation in disguise. If it went up in a bill, it would be debated and be subject to being amended.
Mark Pudlow
This administration has taken the FCAT as a sole determinant. And now it will determine whether a teacher is doing a good job and we think there is so much more to it. There are so many things a teacher does in the classroom such as, classroom management, understanding his or her students and finding ways to reach the students. This provides a narrow approach to determine an outstanding teacher.
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