Gaetz Says No to Scott’s Teacher Pay Raises
Not that anyone really felt that Scott’s political ploy had a chance, it was going to be interesting to see the end game of it’s dispatch. Senate president Don Gaetz took care of that yesterday. From the Orlando Sentinel:
Senate President Don Gaetz served notice on Gov. Rick Scott Friday that his chamber is not looking favorably on Scott’s proposal to give every public-school teacher a $2,500 raise. Though the governor has said the raise is one of his two top priorities – the other being elimination of the sales tax on equipment bought by manufacturers – Gaetz made clear he wants to dole out the pay increases on the basis of merit.
“My preference would be that there’d be some recognition and reward for teachers who come early, stay late, take on tough challenges and get learning gains as opposed to treating the best teacher in Florida the same as you would treat the worst teacher in Florida,” Gaetz said to a gaggle of