A recent editorial rebuked the federal government of shortchanging Florida in its effort to provide more educational funds (stimulus) for our schools. How could the feds be so mean to require the state to request a waiver because it had cut funds for education instead of increasing funds? In reviewing Florida's record relating to educational funding, one will discover that Florida had shortchanged education for decades. The late governors Askew, then Collins, tried to turn the tide and move Florida up about 45th in the nation on funding, only to have the Democratic legislature to again decrease funding. Governor Graham worked to improve funding, but again that was reversed. The late Governor Chiles had a Republican legislature that under funded education. The state is currently near the bottom in funding education. ...more

March 15, 2009

The Republican agenda to destroy the middle class goes on! ...more

August 21, 2008

Critics of the property tax cut plan on the Jan. 29 ballot panned Gov. Charlie Crist's proposal on Thursday to increase K-12 school funding by $1 billion next year, describing it as a gimmick to convince voters that approving Amendment 1 will not harm Florida's schools. ...more

January 18, 2008

Schools would lose $2 billion over the next four years from a property tax-cut plan that zoomed ahead on Monday toward a final vote in the state House and Senate later this week. ...more

October 16, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - Schools would lose $2 billion over the next four years from a property tax-cut plan that zoomed ahead on Monday toward a final vote in the state House and Senate later this week. ...more

October 15, 2007

When it comes to our public schools, accountability is mandatory. That's why we have the FCAT here in Florida and the No Child Left Behind Act at the federal level. ...more

September 16, 2007