Pressure Rises on Gov. Scott To Veto Education Budget

“Critics slam an education plan that siphons offs hundreds of millions for private charter schools, hands out bonuses to teachers based on what detractors call flawed standards, and would make for cuts even in basic reading, writing and ‘rithmetic curriculum, according to Carvalho. ‘We cannot make decisions that endanger the quality of education in our community, because the next victim is the economic viability of our work force,’ said Carvalho, noting that the greatest impact of the budget comes in poor counties, Miami-Dade among them, with 70 percent of its students living in poverty. Governor Scott hasn’t ruled out vetoing all or part of the school budget – the entire state budget for that matter – angry with fellow Republicans who rejected much of what he wanted.”