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Yesterday, arnold schwarzenegger threw his weight behind a bill that would let principals and districts give them the right to fire teachers based object performance. on the face of it, that makes sense to a lot of people. >> i think absolutely, the student performance has to be part of every teachers evaluation. i think education, we have been too reluctant to talk about whos doing a phenomenal job, how we encourage, how we learn from the extraordinary teachers who are making a difference in ch...

Itself. >> paul: i want to turn to florida governor charles crist, who vetoed a reform that would have changed teacher tenure rules and linked them to student performance. what do you think of that rule? it was pass bid a republican legislator and endorsed by jeb bush. >> i say its consistent with governor crist. >> lack of principle? >> not been a huge fan of his. it explains its the kind of thing he does that explains that he is where zes. >> paul: hes running in a republican primary for the s...

It is not going to sustain itself. >> paul: another governor. florida governor crist this week vetoed a reform that would have changed teacher tenure rules and linked them to student performance. what do you think of that move by crist, passed by a republican legislature and endorsed by the former governor jeb bush. >> fully consistentç with governor crist. not been a huge fan of his. i think it explains -- it is the kind of thing he does. it s -- explainses why he is where he is the polls. >>...

Itself. >> paul: i want to turn to florida governor charles crist, who vetoed a reform that would have changed teacher tenure rules and linked them to student performance. what do you think of that rule? it was pass bid a republican legislator and endorsed by jeb bush. >> i say its consistent with governor crist. >> lack of principle? >> not been a huge fan of his. it explains its the kind of thing he does that explains that he is where zes. >> paul: hes running in a republican primary for the s...

Its impossible to be true. >> a couple other big stories to get to this morning. this one out of florida. governor charlie crist feeling the heat today after vetoing a bill that would have eliminated tenure for public school teachers. >> wow. >> tied their pay and job to student performance. passed it along party lines. it leads to speculation hell run as an independent for u.s. senate. >> now quinnipiac poll. marco rubio has opened up a massive 56%. but if charlie were to run as an independent,...

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Youve got different locals operating in different ways. but we know the cost that the bottom rung of our teachers cost us in terms of student performance replace those teachers. the unions should be leading the way here. if theyre professional organization, they should honor excellence and reward it. >> stand by. i want to continue this conversation. much more coming up. school systems scrambling to find ways to cut costs and to keep education going. some states are considering some very drastic...

The nation that outeducates us today will outcompete us tomorrow. yet too often we fail to make end roads in reforming and strengthening our public education system. >> the president also says what matters to the country isnt what happens to the next election, but what we do to lift up the next generation. well, speaking of education, some states are really taking this issue seriously when it comes to the call for reforming education. >> yeah. good place to start looking, kansas city, missouri...

The pike. >> all right, kansas city school board member ray wilson and christine taylor-butler, a parent whose 14-year-old is now in the current school system. thanks so much to both of you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and of course this move to close 26 schools in kansas city in a radical step to save money, say many, and improve student performance, were talking about this on the blog this morning. we want to know what you think. is this radical or is this reasonable? go to cnn.com/fredrick...

Remember this school? its where the superintendent fired all the teachers and ordered no more than half be rehired. students say this reform plan is taking a toll on them. >> to lose one teacher in 2009, the soul of the school, part of it was taken away. now to lose 50% or even more than that, i really dont know where these students would be. >> the superintendent is sticking by her decision. she points to the fact that the school didnt graduate half of its seniors last year. firing teachers i...