Jul 09 2008
Charlie Crist on Education
This week’s politician in the spotlight will be Florida Governor Charlie Crist. Governor Crist is a Republican and rumored to be on John McCain’s list of vice presidential candidates.
Governor Crist served as Florida’s Education Commissioner from 2000 - 2003.
In Governor Crist’s 2007 State of the State speech, he pledged 3.8 billion dollars to reduce class sizes. That was a 19% increase in funding.
In addition to smaller classes, Governor Crist supports parental choice in education. He supports charter schools and school vouchers. He thinks that parents know which school will best meet the needs of their child.
He also believes in compensating excellent teachers. He believes that teachers who perform well should earn more money.
On a side note - Governor Crist became engaged to be married this week - so congratulations to Governor Crist and his fiancee.
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Hmm…Can we have Crist without McCain? And where was he back when I was teaching and could have used the help?? Darn my timing.