Promising aspects of Scott's education plan

It could enhance competition in public schools, foster innovation and lend a helping hand to teachers who provide supplies to their students. Scotts plan isnt a general call for more money for public schools. It gets down to specific details, examining ways to help teachers and administrators who want their school systems to excel.The state needs a serious plan for improving education. Money alone is not the answer, and the state government will not have a lot of cash to work with in 2013.Scott helped to add $1 billion to the budget for K-12 education in the last legislative session. More money solves some problems but not all of them.Superintendents and school administrators are still weighed down by needless regulations. Charter schools still have enrollment limits placed upon them. Scott seeks to change those things with his plan — and more.Scotts plan, the College and Career FIRST (Focusing Investments on Results for Students and Teachers), would remove enrollment caps on existing charter schools and allow school districts to operate their own charter schools.Charter schools are agents of the state but are run by third parties, not the school districts. This allows them to operate free of most of the regulations that public schools face.Forty-one states and the District of Columbia have laws allowing charter schools.Scott wants to expand this alternative while also allowing some districts to compete. The expansion of charter schools will lead to even more competition within the public education sector, Scott told the media after announcing his plan.Competition is a needed force for education reform. Charter schools are a fairly new idea — they need more support if they are to foster competition and innovation.