February 14, 2005
Jeb! longs for the good ole days
Jeb! hates citizen initiatives that interfere with his ability to cut taxes and throw other bones to the rich. Now, he wants to appear to be compromising by simply calling for a modification of Florida’s class size amendment, rather than its outright repeal, but he’s actually setting the stage for separate and decidedly unequal schools by calling for counties to meet countywide class size averages rather than meeting the cap in every classroom.
Of course, I’m sure that the net result wont be that schools in poor and minority neighborhoods end up overcrowded while the rich schools come in well under the caps, because our Jeb! would never initiate a plan that resulted in unfair treatment, would he?
Gov. Jeb Bush wants voters to ease the class size limits they approved three years ago, saying a countywide average instead of a cap on individual classes would lead to savings school districts could use to boost teacher salaries.Bush, a longtime opponent of the class-size amendment voters approved in 2002, threw his support behind a ballot proposal that would allow districts to calculate class sizes using the more lenient standard. He said it will save money and still fulfill the objective of relieving overcrowded classrooms.
"It will provide flexibility to school districts ... and it will free up resources so that we can address a true challenge in our state - how to attract and retain quality teachers, " said Bush, who was flanked by top Republican lawmakers and officials from several education groups.
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Hmmm... “flexibility to school districts...”
Posted by Norwood at February 14, 2005 11:12 PM