According to this story at the St. Petersburg Times website, Florida teachers are headed for Georgia and Alabama in hopes of better pay. Florida currently ranks as the 30th state in the nation in terms of teacher salaries. Many critics are concerned that this loss of teachers will further worsen the quality of Florida education.

The story provides quotes from gubernatorial candidates Jeb Bush and Bill McBride concerning the issue. McBride claims he will immediately boost "average teacher pay" by $2,500. Bush shies away from talk of "average pay" and argues that his providing more money to school districts, who can distribute the money to teachers as they see fit, is a better solution.