Best and Brightest Teachers Program: Not the Best or Brightest Idea According to Teachers
By Daylin Delgado In June 2015, a new item in the Florida budget called the “Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program” left many Floridians confused. The “Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program” was established with $44 million dollars in the 2015-2016 budget to provide salary bonuses to qualifying teachers. To qualify, teachers must have scored…