Other Floridians say they would like some aspects of Bush's education agenda expanded. He currently has two sons in public school and a daughter at a state university. Democratic lawmakers, though, continue to have concerns about the state applying grade labels to schools based on student performance on tests. She cited reports about upset parents and communities in areas where schools have been labeled as failing. The Democrats are pushing for funding for 10,000 new teachers and a 10 percent pay raise for educators.
Republican lawmakers say they are willing to help faltering schools, too.
Now what we've got to do is come back and figure out how to lift those schools up. Tax cuts will be an issue again this year in the Legislature. House leaders say they will meet or exceed the governor's tax cuts, while Senate leaders are pursuing a more modest tax-cutting plan. But The Florida Poll showed that a majority of voters think they already live in a low-tax state. Sixty-one percent described the state as having lower taxes than other states, while 26 percent described it as a high tax state.