In this week’s edition of Facing South Florida:
A new report from the National Education Association shows Florida now ranks 50th nationwide for teacher salaries. That’s down from ranking 48th last year. Factor in that Florida has one of the highest inflation rates in the country, thanks largely to housing costs, and it becomes an almost impossible situation for most teachers, forcing many to work second and third jobs, and some are leaving the state entirely.
CBS News Miami’s Jim DeFede discusses all this with the president of the teachers union in Miami-Dade County and a longtime teacher with roots in South Florida who was forced to quit and move to teach elsewhere because she can no longer afford to live here.
Plus, DeFede talks to Mike Davey, the former Mayor of Key Biscayne about his candidacy to unseat Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar.
The Republican-turned-Democrat talks about why he is a better choice to represent the 27th District in Washington, and why he is also a better option than school board member Lucia Baez-Geller, a Democrat who he must first beat in the primary.
Catch Facing South Florida With Jim DeFede Sunday at 11:30AM ET
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