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Not trying to be confrontational here, just seeking info.

No problem at all.

I have noticed improvement in the schools in FL.

I can cite for you several examples. Here's the first that comes to my mind: the inner city school where I once taught (and then decided to leave) was an "F" school. It then became a "D" school, but this year, it earned a "B." This school has not yet been profiled in the newspapers but other schools like it have been. I know firsthand that in order for the school where I taught to have changed this much, there had to have been enormous changes and a great deal of effort on the part of everyone, teachers, parents and students. At the time I was there, all these changes from the state were just taking place and throwing these schools into a tizzy, because when Gov Bush took office and focused on schools, it was akin to lightening striking.

But, having spent as much time in schools as I have, I can also tell you there are legitimate gripes of parents out there. And, even in an "A" school it is possible to get a teacher who is not doing as good of a job as another teacher might be doing. This happens as well.

I have posted several articles about some of the schools in FL that have improved, and I will post another such article tonight and flag you. :)