President Barack Obama embraced merit pay for teachers Tuesday in spelling out a vision of education that will almost certainly alienate union backers. ...more

March 10, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist, who hinted at vetoing some education cuts intended to help balance the state budget, said Tuesday he's looking mainly at one comparatively small item: an $11 million cut in a teacher certification program. ...more

January 14, 2009

Merit pay for teachers, road and school construction and business development grants are some of the ideas being floated as Florida begins preparing its wish list for an anticipated federal economic stimulus package. ...more

January 13, 2009

A political action committee of the second largest teachers' union in the country launched 60-second radio ads Thursday supporting Barack Obama for president in eight battleground states, including Florida. ...more

October 17, 2008

Elementary school teacher Ramona Roman has a master's degree and earns $70,000 a year, but she's barely making it in New York City. ...more

October 14, 2007