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VOTE TOMMORROW, Nov 3, 2020. No Excuses. Odd district numbers for the Florida Senate are on the 2020 General Election Ballot. If you have not voted, take a look at who supports public education and who does not. Current situation in the Florida Senate: GOP dominates by 6 votes, 3 seats need to turn Democrat…
Early vote now through November 1, 2020! Take your friends. Election day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020 During a presidential election, the average number of voters who fail to vote is roughly 25%. Reality check: 25% of all registered Florida voters is approximately 3.5 million! That’s an army. Stand up. Your vote could make all…
Supported by business leaders, Gov. DeSantis and Commissioner Corcoran intend to open public schools at any human price with no apparent state plan dedicated to paying for the cost of the physical and emotional safety for families, teachers or students. The plan prioritizes funding more testing, new Civics curriculum and private school vouchers over the…
Florida public education is headed for a serious funding free-fall due to COVID-19. Sadly, the Governor DeSantis and Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran have provided little to no guidance to districts on pending issues from the budget to teacher pay to Federal funding. Florida revenues are down – $878M in April alone – in what…
Florida Public Education advocates, including Fund Education Now, are urging state leaders to use the nearly billion dollars the state is receiving in federal emergency funding to eliminate education inequities and support children and families disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 school closures. The Florida Department of Education is set to receive more than $770 million…
This week the Florida School Boards Association sent a letter and recommendations to Governor DeSantis and Commissioner Corcoran regarding the 2020-21 school year that addresses Phases 2, 3, and 4 of “Re-opening” public schools. This is important information. FSBA priorities include: Safety for students and staff is the top priority Success of the Florida economy…
Florida politicians and bureaucrats from Governor DeSantis to Legislators to the Board of Education do not accept the reality that the most important and invested public school stakeholders – students, teachers and families. To address that, the Florida Educators Association is urging Commissioner Corcoran to ask public education staff, medical professionals and authentic stakeholders such…
The Council of the Great City Schools, the nation’s primary coalition of large urban public-school districts, sent a letter (4.28.20) urging Congress to approve $175 billion in additional Educational Stabilization Funds as part the next Coronavirus supplemental appropriations bill to be distributed to the local level through the Title I formula. Additionally, the group requested…
Published in the Orlando Sentinel | April 26, 2020 Kathleen Oropeza, co-founder, FundEducationNow.org When and how do you think Central Florida SHOULD reopen in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic? TESTS SHOULD DECIDE: COVID-19 is the ultimate decider. Even if politicians and chamber types force a “reopening” all will be rendered moot by a resurgence…
The battle with COVID-19 is a public health issue. All attempts to make it political should be rejected. Governor DeSantis needs to stop waffling about opening schools for the remaining two weeks and use his leadership role to continue distance learning and declare all schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. We…