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DeSantis also signed a bill that places an eight-year term limits for school board members.
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There are about 16,000 empty positions in a state that already has one of the smallest government workforces in the country.
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As many as two-thirds of Florida’s teachers’ unions would be decertified, preventing them from negotiating for salary and benefits for teachers, guidance counselors and media specialists.
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The idea for the PCTA FYRE podcast, out weekly on Spotify, arose due to the vast amount of legislative changes in Florida affecting teacher pay, class sizes, curriculum and more.
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On this week's Florida Roundup: This is the first time in over a century there’s not a single Democrat in statewide elected office. Also: the 2023 legislative session is coming, and the state may preempt local control over water quality, pollution and wetlands.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed a budget that, among other things, calls for a variety of tax cuts and an increase in teacher pay.
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Proposals announced by DeSantis include a Teachers Bill of Rights, limits on unions, and partisan school board races. He also defended the state's cancellation of a Black studies AP course.
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Several districts are still in negotiations with unions.
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The program has already graduated 22 teachers in more than two years.
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The starting pay for teachers increases by $2,367, while the minimum wage for teachers' aides is now $15 an hour.
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Though the margin of defeat for the referendum narrowed a bit since election night, it still failed to pass by 590 votes, or .26%.
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Some face legal challenges, such as a bill that would prevent abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.