The Florida legislature passed the STAR (Special Teachers are Rewarded) program last year, and it's based on teacher's improvements in FCAT scores, the standardized test in Florida. Great. However, FCAT leaves out a lot of teachers, namely, foreign language teachers.
Governor Crist is tweaking the program. I'll read more when I'm not working, but here are a few articles to get you started.
"Crist Likely to Tweak FCAT, Schools." (L. Postal. The Orlando Sentinel. Feb 2, 2007).
"Opinion: On Bonus Pay, Listen to Teachers." (St. Petersburg Times. Feb 12, 2007).
"Opinion: Good Salaries Retain Good Teachers." (K. Aronowitz. Miami Herald. Jan 27, 2007.)
Monday, February 12, 2007
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