Some education workers worry the governor’s new plan to fix the statewide teacher shortage could backfire.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan is to allow people with relevant experience and knowledge to become a teacher and on its surface, that sounds pretty straightforward, but News4JAX has heard from teachers union leaders who say certain parts of the plan disregard the fact that experience in the subject matter is one thing but teaching experience is another.
They say you need both to be an effective, qualified teacher.
