Florida spends less on education funding than any other state...and now, with the budget crisis all around us, the legislature wants to, once again, cut funding to our schools...
Schools are already struggling to meet the needs of its students on a lean budget--there have been cuts for the last three years. And now they are bracing for another huge cut. The effect would be staggering. Imagine losing sports, art, music, drama, technology classes, teachers...
The fact is, a strong educational system is crucial to long-term prosperity. Properly funding Education is perhaps the single, most far-reaching "fix" lawmakers can make. Our elected officials are being allowed to drag our children rapidly toward mediocrity. Its a shameful waste of our greatest national resource.
We don't pretend to have all the answers, but clearly there are better ways to balance the budget than at the expense of our children's futures.
We Believe there's a better way.