text: Sen. McCoy has his facts wrong.
  First, funding structure. The Senate is proposing a per pupil funding plan that practically every state in the country uses. Under the plan, funding is determined based on the needs of the student, not outdated staffing models. Each student is guaranteed $12,500 plus more if they need it. Indeed, that "time-tested evidence- based system" that Sen. McCoy is clinging to has been abandoned by all but 7 states (Washington being one) b/c it's a wholly inequitable system where wealthier districts & schools end up w/ more, and higher-needs kids end up w/ less. The Sen plan changes that.
  Second, we face drastic teacher shortages in math, special education & science. The Senate plan wants to make it easier for a Bill Gates to teach in our classrooms b/c under current law, he can't. It's flat out false that it opens the doors to anyone to teach. It simply creates alternative paths for those with a relevant background & work experience to become teachers.