You made a difference during this legislative session. Hundreds of thousands of calls, letters and emails made an impact. Your voices inspired Governor Crist to action. Because of your effort, he vetoed Senate Bill 6. That’s huge. What’s more important is that we did this together. We are a state-wide alliance of advocacy groups that…
DetailsFirst- Find your District Number. Then- click here to find the candidates that are currently running to be your Florida State Representative: Florida State Representative 2010 Candidates Soon, we will update this list with how your Representatives voted on SB 6. Don’t forget to sign our Education Petition. www.FundEducationNow.org
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DetailsOur kids and teachers need us now more than ever. Senate Bill 6 and House Bill 7189 will destroy any chance we have of attracting and keeping the best and brightest teachers for our kids. SB 6 sponsored by Sen. John Thrasher, Republican Party Chairman, has passed the Senate. HB 7189 passed its first committee…
DetailsYou may have never heard of Roberto Martinez but he has a lot to say about public education in Florida. Mr. Martinez is a member of the Florida Board of Education. A Georgetown Law graduate, he also holds a Masters in Accounting and a B.S. in Economics from the prestigious Wharton School of Business at…
DetailsThis week, Kathleen Oropeza and Linda Kobert visited Bradenton to attend a meeting of parent representatives from local schools. Their group, headed by Christine Sket, has decided to join forces with FundEducationNow.org. About 40 parents in the Manatee school district formally merged with the group during the district’s Joint Parent Organization quarterly meeting on Tuesday.…
DetailsThe White House released a report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act last week. The study shows that the money saved 250,000 education jobs this year. 9% of Florida’s education budget is being propped up this year by Federal money. However, the crisis has not been averted. States nationwide are experiencing severe budget shortfalls…
DetailsLeaders of three organizations — the University of Miami, the Miami Business Forum and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce — contend an investment in young children can help fuel Florida’s economic revival. Research shows that for every dollar that is invested in the best early childhood education programs, there is a $3 to $18…
DetailsGovernor Crist’s budget director sent a memo this week to all agency chiefs, including Education Commissioner Eric Smith, because budget requests were due on Thursday October 15th. The memo reminds them that the state faces a $2.6 billion deficit for critical needs next year. It then goes on to state “we anticipate no requested increases…
DetailsLawton “Bud” Chiles, son of the late Governor Chiles, is retracing his father’s 600 mile walk around Florida to raise awareness for children’s issues. This weekend, his walk took him through Okaloosa County in the panhandle where he visited a pre-K facility and learned how a decline in state funding has put a burden on…
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