Florida currently ranks 50th in the amount of money it spends as a state on education. Florida schools are currently facing a budget crisis that will effect everything from art, music, and physical education to the ability of our county to continue busing students to school. If you are concerned about the state of our schools (and... you should be) please come by Chets Creek Elementary School tonight, at 7:00 P.M. to get the facts from our Principal, Susan Phillips.If you are concerned for our schools here are some websites that might interest you:
Would you like to help save our schools and provide the best possible education for Florida students? If so, the please write your legislature! Addresses can be found at this website: http://www.box.net/shared/k8xbipk5ld Here are some short term solutions you could ask for:
1. One cent increase to the sales tax of Florida for just 3 years. It generates ten billion dollars over 3 years to plug the education funding cuts!
2. Please give flexibility to the school districts in the areas of categoricals, (SAI, Class Size, Instruction Materials, Reading, Safe Schools).
3. Please suspend unfunded mandates on the districts. (Examples: Transportation, Testing & Curriculum Requirements, Safety Nets, and Staffing Requirements.)
4. Please give flexibility of capital funds—so they can be used for General Revenue.
Ask them to find long term solutions to the critical funding situation in Florida and urge them to make public education a priority so that even our children's children can benefit from a right guaranteed them by our state constitution!
5 comments:
It is a shame that Florida spends so little on education. It isn't as though it is the poorest state in the nation. I suspect the large aged population can make any tax increases difficult to pass.
Unfortunately, not everyone believes that education is very important. Good luck with your outreach. I hope many people showed up and are willing to be vocal with their beliefs.
It is sad to hear that not enough money is being spent on education. Education is important to the society.
I hope you will able to resolve the problem soon.
Jenny
that was so coool!!!!! that when
you put up the florida asome you rock.
wow i haven't been on here in a long time and missed alot of stuff but this is so cool the flordia stuff but wheres our play?????
I'm trying Bre!
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