Florida Charter School’s Aren’t Being Held Accountable
A memorable exchange took place in February 2011 between two powerful Florida senators during a committee debate on Senate Bill 736, which ushered in Florida’s new teacher-evaluation system.
Nan Rich, a Sunrise Democrat, suggested it might be more prudent to wait for the results of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded pilot program to develop effective teachers in Hillsborough County public schools before surging blindly forward with something so broad and untested.
Steve Wise, a Jacksonville Republican, and the bill’s sponsor, brushed aside her suggestion, insisting that if his
Nan Rich, a Sunrise Democrat, suggested it might be more prudent to wait for the results of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded pilot program to develop effective teachers in Hillsborough County public schools before surging blindly forward with something so broad and untested.
Steve Wise, a Jacksonville Republican, and the bill’s sponsor, brushed aside her suggestion, insisting that if his
