Mark Pudlow Quotes

With all teachers suffering because of low pay in a state with high growth in the cost of living, particularly in housing, (Winn's plan) is like putting a big screen TV in your living room and not fixing the hole in your roof. - Mark Pudlow

We're competing in a market where teachers can get better salaries by going elsewhere. - Mark Pudlow

We thought that it was interesting that the governor enumerated dozens of programs that he was here marketing money for and nowhere in there was there anything for salaries. - Mark Pudlow

We kind of wished he had done a little more in a great financial year to help teachers' salaries and low-performing schools. - Mark Pudlow

We have some real problems with it, how it came about and how it reports to measure outstanding teachers. The state decided to make the rule effective immediately and didn't bother to ask [teachers] for input. - Mark Pudlow

Until we get the base pay for all teachers up, we are going to have these recruiting and retention problems. It's like putting a fancy porch on your house when your floor is sagging. - Mark Pudlow

This kind of commitment is what was needed from the start. It's great that they've finally realized that they have a responsibility in the class-size amendment to fund construction. - Mark Pudlow

This is legislation in disguise. If it went up in a bill, it would be debated and be subject to being amended. - Mark Pudlow

This administration has taken the FCAT as a sole determinant. And now it will determine whether a teacher is doing a good job and we think there is so much more to it. There are so many things a teacher does in the classroom such as, classroom management, understanding his or her students and finding ways to reach the students. This provides a narrow approach to determine an outstanding teacher. - Mark Pudlow

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