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Area teachers react to the teacher merit pay bill

The Florida House of Representatives approved a proposal by a party line vote of 80 to 39 for the teacher merit pay bill. The new version is designed to mirror Florida’s plan for a $700 million federal race to the Top Education Grant. But, as Florida’s 89-point-one’s Lauren Buchwald reports, the new bill faces major opposition.

http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/TeacherMeritWRAP.mp3

Lauren is a reporter who can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.