Orlando Sentinel
DeSantis unveiled what he called a “Teachers Bill of Rights” at an event in Jacksonville that would give teachers the go-ahead to oppose their school boards if they believed their policies were against state law.
He also proposed banning teachers unions from automatically deducting dues from paychecks, imposing stricter term limits on school board members and changing the state constitution to allow school board candidates to reveal their political parties in what are now nonpartisan races.
Andrew Spar, the head of the Florida Education Association, the state’s biggest teachers’ union, called DeSantis’ proposals attempts “to punish and divide.”
DeSantis said he wants an additional $200 million to the special fund created to raise teacher pay, bringing the total to $1 billion for teacher pay in his recommended budget for the next year.
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