Historic Parent Coalition Asks Governor for Veto

We need your help right now. In a bold and historic move, every significant education advocacy group, including the Florida PTA, SupportDadeSchools.net and 50th No More, has signed on to stand in collective opposition against House Conforming Bill 5101.  Conforming bills exist to highlight the details of a budget.  Today we are grateful to a leading…

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You Made the Difference this Session

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…

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Find Your House District and Current Candidates

First-  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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A Devious Plan to Crush Education in Florida

Our 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…

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Manatee County Parents Join Voices with Fund Education Now

This 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.…

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Miami Dade Business Organizations Join Together for Children

Leaders 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…

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