Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

The so-called teacher tenure bill passed Florida legislature on Friday seeks to put new teachers on annual contracts, and to tie half of a teacher’s salary increases to the learning gains of students, removes the concept of teacher tenure so they could be fired for poor performance, and permits higher pay for teachers who do a demonstrably good job. If the state’s Republican lawmakers get their way, it would be the linchpin of a broader overhaul that includes two other bills passed in the Florida house — one that would expand a private school voucher program, another that would open the door to loosening class-size limits.

The teacher's unions have been putting a lot of pressure on Governor Crist to veto the bill. I haven't been able to determine where Crist's primary election opponent, Marco Rubio, stands on the bill although as a leading House Republican and former Speaker of the Florida House, presumably he voted for the bill.

The bill sounds like it has quite a few good ideas in it as far as I'm concerned. Will there be a disagreement between Crist and Rubio on political grounds, even though it would appear that both Republicans should be for the enactment of the bill into Florida law? Maybe a more important question might be, will the Governor veto the bill?