… Cathy Boehme, a lobbyist who represents the Florida Education Association teachers union, described a slow rebound from the teacher shortage that was exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Read at Creative Loafing Tampa…
Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association, called the move childish and mean-spirited. Read at Click Orlando…
The state education association (FEA), the union that represents Florida teachers, said openings have never been so high. Read at WTSP Tampa-St. Petersburg…
Cathy Boehme, a lobbyist who represents the Florida Education Association teachers union, described a slow rebound from the teacher shortage that was exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Read at WUSF Tampa…
“There is simply no reason for this legislation,” said Stephanie Kunkel, a lobbyist for the Florida Education Association teachers union. Read at WPEC Palm Beach County…
“We really need to see a lot more movement in giving districts and unions the ability to negotiate fair raises for everyone who works in our schools,” said Andrew Spar,… Read at WJXT Jacksonville…
Veteran teacher and Brevard Federation of Teachers member Matt Yount explains that real raises are better than one-off bonuses. “If there’s an actual raise, no one really needs a bonus.” Read at Education Week…
(T)he Florida Education Association argued it will be one more burden on teachers. “We have a severe teacher shortage, and this bill does nothing to help recruit and train high quality… Read at WJHG Panama City…
The Florida Education Association opposes the legislation, citing an existing teacher shortage and saying it does nothing to attract new teachers to the classroom. Read at WCJB Gainesville…
“Effective and engaging teachers know how to facilitate sensitive and age-appropriate conversations without indoctrinating students or imposing their personal views,” said Michael Monroe, a lobbyist representing the Florida Education Association. Read at WJXT Jacksonville…
At a time when more should be done to hire and keep good schoolteachers, the Legislature seems fixated on making the work of educating the state’s 2.7 million public school students… Read at Ocala Star Banner…
“This is a bill that’s directly aimed at taking away the freedom of individual teachers and staff who work in our schools, who sacrificed so much in our schools, kept… Read at WUSF Tampa…
The Florida Education Association said there are 5,222 advertised non-instructional positions open across the state – not counting Miami-Dade County. Read at Sarasota Herald-Tribune…
The Florida Education Association said it’s trying to figure out the schools that DeSantis is talking about. Read at WJXT Jacksonville…
(The FEA) said in statement posted on social media, “House Bill 7 serves only to undermine students’ education and further fray the fabric that holds us together as Americans.” Read at Center Square Florida…
“Our teachers not only work with law enforcement on a regular basis and I think have close relationships with law enforcement, but a lot of educators are also married to… Read at WAWS Jacksonville…
“The most important issue for the Legislature to address this session is the teacher and staff shortage,” Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association, wrote in a statement. Read at WJCT Jacksonville…
“We see a few lawmakers wanting to talk about issues that really drive people out of the profession,” said Andrew Spar, President of the Florida Education Association. Read at WAWS Jacksonville…
“I don’t think too many people would disagree that the Holocaust was a bad thing, or that slavery was a bad thing. And so this notion that you can’t ever… Read at WINK Fort Myers…
The Florida Education Association, alongside the United Faculty of Florida, has filed a petition against the Florida Department of Education for the recent State Board of Education Rule 6A-14.092. The…
Today, the Florida State Board of Education ratified and adopted the Phoenix Declaration, a document that covers its true intent with seemingly innocuous language. The Phoenix Declaration is the latest…
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At Crestview High School, located in Okaloosa County in Florida’s Panhandle, they say “once a bulldog, always a bulldog.” That certainly is true for Martin Vickers who graduated from Crestview…
Public schools are the heart of our communities and no where is that more apparent than in the actions of the 2026 FEA Education Staff Professional of the Year, Samuel…
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