Jeb Bush Leads Move to Weaken Teachers Union

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.floridatrend.com/article.asp?aID=52841

The battle over the teacher tenure bill is the latest in a long-running war between the Florida teachers union and conservative Republicans. Led by former Gov. Jeb Bush, the conservative side of the GOP has long sought to marginalize teachers' unions in Florida, which merged in 2000 to form the Florida Education Association. Non-partisan but Democratic-leaning, it is Florida's largest and most politically powerful union, with about 140,000 members, including 100,000 of the state's 175,000 public schoolteachers.

Bush wanted to be known as Florida's "education governor," but his reform proposals, including private school tuition vouchers, more standardized testing and state-mandated merit pay plans, have put him at odds with the FEA. He has openly expressed his desire in the past to undercut its clout.

[Riley18]

1. Jeb Bush selected Senator Thrasher in order for him to push Bill 6 through in

2 weeks with no meaningful debate.

[goclark]

2. Isn't his brother? cousin? the Owner of the NCLB Tests

Company?


Keepin' it all in the Dim Family.

[Sancho]

3. jeb is always using gov. to make himself wealthy - don't fool yourself

:grr: