Legislators in Florida are considering a bill that would help retired teachers return to the workforce.

Senate Bill 1482 would eliminate the requirement for retired teachers and other school personnel who have taken part in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) to have been out of work for six months before starting new employment.

Taking aim at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association, said: “We’ve all heard the governor’s talking points about his investments in teachers and education, but the governor won’t tell you the truth about education in Florida, which is that our state ranks 48th in the nation in average teacher salary, 43rd in the nation in per student spending, and doesn’t even crack the top 10 in average teacher starting salary or average earnings for K-12 education support professionals.”

  • pwnicholson
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    1157 months ago

    I initially read that as “Florida scrambles to get retired teachers to return to combat.”

    Which isn’t really wrong either.

    • athos77
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      57 months ago

      Well, didn’t they say that soldiers could teach? (The front line are probably safer.)

    • @ours@lemmy.world
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      47 months ago

      To combat their idiotic fight against the made-up problem they call “wokeness”.

      All the knowledge in the World is at our fingertips and some of us choose to put on blinds…