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Sancho

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4. ...we are in FL...my wife just retired this year after 40 years of teaching...

Reply to OrlandoDem2 (Original post)

Thu Nov 18, 2021, 07:51 AM

Nov 2021

There are shortages in most schools, and the universities are producing about half the number of expected teachers.

I'm still going. I work for the health insurance, and I'm a union officer.

Conditions and salaries for educators in Florida under the GOP are really bad. DeSatan is simply crazy.

Florida has collective bargaining in its Constitution, so there is resistance.

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Central Florida teachers resigning in droves due to pay and lousy working conditions [View all] OrlandoDem2 Nov 2021 OP

They've been strangling the schools to death down there for a few decades, I think. The public GPV Nov 2021 #1

They want to do to the public school system Phoenix61 Nov 2021 #2

Exactly. And once privatized, white schools will educate and minority schools will not. Lonestarblue Nov 2021 #8

Its not only that, an ignorant citizen is a very controllable citizen who will believe anything. Escurumbele Nov 2021 #9

Death Sentence wants to rule over a kingdom of elderly after driving families away? Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #3

...we are in FL...my wife just retired this year after 40 years of teaching... Sancho Nov 2021 #4

So the plan is working. twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #5

Repukes hate teacher unions. The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #6

Rick Scott destroyed our educational system on purpose and the pay is insulting. lark Nov 2021 #7

Best wishes to you, OrlandoDem2 and we hope things improve for you. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2021 #10

Orange County Classroom Teachers Association speaks on the situation OrlandoDem2 Nov 2021 #11