Some of the recommendations by Gov.-elect Rick Scott's education transition team:
· Implementation of a new teacher-evaluation system, based partly on student progress
· Elimination of tenure for new K-12 teachers
· "Education savings accounts" would give public-school parents control over 85% of funding used to put their children through public school; could be used for virtual school, private school, private tutoring, college expenses
DAYTONA BEACH -- Vouchers for all students. Merit pay for teachers, but no tenure for new hires.
Those are just a few of the wide-ranging recommendations for reforming Florida's education system released this week by an 18-member panel advising Gov.-elect Rick Scott on his transition to becoming the state's chief executive officer on Jan. 4.
Some recommendations like merit pay for teachers have been hotly debated in Florida and across the nation in recent years while others -- like the all-inclusive voucher proposal -- take the debate to a new level.
The 20-page report, which Scott is still reviewing to decide which ideas he might adopt, is drawing mixed reactions from local school