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28 Feb 2005 10:37:47 PM |
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OT: Study: Florida Schools Among Worst In Nation |
http://www.local6.com/education/4236032/detail.html
local6.com
Study: Florida Schools Among Worst In Nation
POSTED: 10:37 pm EST February 26, 2005
TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida schools rank among the worst in the nation in
teacher salaries and college funding, according to a new report aimed
at improving the state's education.
The Constitutional Accountability Commission report said state schools
are above-average only in third-grade reading and in the number of
students returning for a second year at community colleges.
"Florida is not competing on a national level. That is pretty
obvious," said Steven Shimp, a Fort Myers contractor serving on the
panel and Florida Tax Watch, a consumer-watchdog group.
The amount Florida spends per student is 45th among the nation.
Florida is also behind in teacher salary and funding of colleges, the
panel members concluded.
The commission was created by the Florida School Boards Association to
study the demands of the state constitution. In 1998, voters changed
the Florida Constitution to describe education as a "fundamental
value" of the state and make it "a paramount duty of the state" to
provide for "high-quality" public schools.
The 31-member bipartisan commission includes educators, former
lawmakers and business leaders and is chaired by former Attorney
General Bob Butterworth, a Democrat, and former Comptroller Bob
Milligan, a Republican.
Once the panel makes the finishing touches it discussed Friday, the
governor and Legislature will give the final approval to the document.
Bush has proposed a $1.1 billion increase in spending on public
schools. About half of that is tied to class size reduction. That
won't leave school districts a lot to give teachers pay raises -- a
point that Bush and legislators use in their arguments against
reducing class size.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Study: Florida Schools Among Worst In Nation |
02 Mar 2005 01:03:46 AM |
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In article <fas7219s23ggtgclnh6jah84tsrr4j6leh@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.local6.com/education/4236032/detail.html
local6.com
Study: Florida Schools Among Worst In Nation
POSTED: 10:37 pm EST February 26, 2005
TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida schools rank among the worst in the nation in
teacher salaries and college funding, according to a new report aimed
at improving the state's education.
The Constitutional Accountability Commission report said state schools
are above-average only in third-grade reading and in the number of
students returning for a second year at community colleges.
"Florida is not competing on a national level. That is pretty
obvious," said Steven Shimp, a Fort Myers contractor serving on the
panel and Florida Tax Watch, a consumer-watchdog group.
The amount Florida spends per student is 45th among the nation.
Florida is also behind in teacher salary and funding of colleges, the
panel members concluded.
The commission was created by the Florida School Boards Association to
study the demands of the state constitution. In 1998, voters changed
the Florida Constitution to describe education as a "fundamental
value" of the state and make it "a paramount duty of the state" to
provide for "high-quality" public schools.
The 31-member bipartisan commission includes educators, former
lawmakers and business leaders and is chaired by former Attorney
General Bob Butterworth, a Democrat, and former Comptroller Bob
Milligan, a Republican.
Once the panel makes the finishing touches it discussed Friday, the
governor and Legislature will give the final approval to the document.
Bush has proposed a $1.1 billion increase in spending on public
schools. About half of that is tied to class size reduction. That
won't leave school districts a lot to give teachers pay raises -- a
point that Bush and legislators use in their arguments against
reducing class size.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press
In Jebtopia? What a shock.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
Intelligent Design has as much to do with science as reality
television has to do with reality. - Barry Lynn on CNN 12/25/04
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Study: Florida Schools Among Worst In Nation |
03 Mar 2005 11:13:38 AM |
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On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 23:03:46 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <fas7219s23ggtgclnh6jah84tsrr4j6leh@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.local6.com/education/4236032/detail.html
local6.com
Study: Florida Schools Among Worst In Nation
POSTED: 10:37 pm EST February 26, 2005
TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida schools rank among the worst in the nation in
teacher salaries and college funding, according to a new report aimed
at improving the state's education.
The Constitutional Accountability Commission report said state schools
are above-average only in third-grade reading and in the number of
students returning for a second year at community colleges.
"Florida is not competing on a national level. That is pretty
obvious," said Steven Shimp, a Fort Myers contractor serving on the
panel and Florida Tax Watch, a consumer-watchdog group.
The amount Florida spends per student is 45th among the nation.
Florida is also behind in teacher salary and funding of colleges, the
panel members concluded.
The commission was created by the Florida School Boards Association to
study the demands of the state constitution. In 1998, voters changed
the Florida Constitution to describe education as a "fundamental
value" of the state and make it "a paramount duty of the state" to
provide for "high-quality" public schools.
The 31-member bipartisan commission includes educators, former
lawmakers and business leaders and is chaired by former Attorney
General Bob Butterworth, a Democrat, and former Comptroller Bob
Milligan, a Republican.
Once the panel makes the finishing touches it discussed Friday, the
governor and Legislature will give the final approval to the document.
Bush has proposed a $1.1 billion increase in spending on public
schools. About half of that is tied to class size reduction. That
won't leave school districts a lot to give teachers pay raises -- a
point that Bush and legislators use in their arguments against
reducing class size.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press
In Jebtopia? What a shock.
Ignorance is next to Jebiness.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Study: Florida Schools Among Worst In Nation |
04 Mar 2005 12:04:00 AM |
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In article <gdhe211kf88g322n9rpif833unv8snklo3@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 23:03:46 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <fas7219s23ggtgclnh6jah84tsrr4j6leh@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.local6.com/education/4236032/detail.html
local6.com
Study: Florida Schools Among Worst In Nation
POSTED: 10:37 pm EST February 26, 2005
TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida schools rank among the worst in the nation in
teacher salaries and college funding, according to a new report aimed
at improving the state's education.
The Constitutional Accountability Commission report said state schools
are above-average only in third-grade reading and in the number of
students returning for a second year at community colleges.
"Florida is not competing on a national level. That is pretty
obvious," said Steven Shimp, a Fort Myers contractor serving on the
panel and Florida Tax Watch, a consumer-watchdog group.
The amount Florida spends per student is 45th among the nation.
Florida is also behind in teacher salary and funding of colleges, the
panel members concluded.
The commission was created by the Florida School Boards Association to
study the demands of the state constitution. In 1998, voters changed
the Florida Constitution to describe education as a "fundamental
value" of the state and make it "a paramount duty of the state" to
provide for "high-quality" public schools.
The 31-member bipartisan commission includes educators, former
lawmakers and business leaders and is chaired by former Attorney
General Bob Butterworth, a Democrat, and former Comptroller Bob
Milligan, a Republican.
Once the panel makes the finishing touches it discussed Friday, the
governor and Legislature will give the final approval to the document.
Bush has proposed a $1.1 billion increase in spending on public
schools. About half of that is tied to class size reduction. That
won't leave school districts a lot to give teachers pay raises -- a
point that Bush and legislators use in their arguments against
reducing class size.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press
In Jebtopia? What a shock.
Ignorance is next to Jebiness.
I thought that the two were synonyms.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
Intelligent Design has as much to do with science as reality
television has to do with reality. - Barry Lynn on CNN 12/25/04
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Study: Florida Schools Among Worst In Nation |
06 Mar 2005 09:44:16 AM |
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On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 22:04:00 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <gdhe211kf88g322n9rpif833unv8snklo3@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 23:03:46 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <fas7219s23ggtgclnh6jah84tsrr4j6leh@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.local6.com/education/4236032/detail.html
local6.com
Study: Florida Schools Among Worst In Nation
POSTED: 10:37 pm EST February 26, 2005
TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida schools rank among the worst in the nation in
teacher salaries and college funding, according to a new report aimed
at improving the state's education.
The Constitutional Accountability Commission report said state schools
are above-average only in third-grade reading and in the number of
students returning for a second year at community colleges.
"Florida is not competing on a national level. That is pretty
obvious," said Steven Shimp, a Fort Myers contractor serving on the
panel and Florida Tax Watch, a consumer-watchdog group.
The amount Florida spends per student is 45th among the nation.
Florida is also behind in teacher salary and funding of colleges, the
panel members concluded.
The commission was created by the Florida School Boards Association to
study the demands of the state constitution. In 1998, voters changed
the Florida Constitution to describe education as a "fundamental
value" of the state and make it "a paramount duty of the state" to
provide for "high-quality" public schools.
The 31-member bipartisan commission includes educators, former
lawmakers and business leaders and is chaired by former Attorney
General Bob Butterworth, a Democrat, and former Comptroller Bob
Milligan, a Republican.
Once the panel makes the finishing touches it discussed Friday, the
governor and Legislature will give the final approval to the document.
Bush has proposed a $1.1 billion increase in spending on public
schools. About half of that is tied to class size reduction. That
won't leave school districts a lot to give teachers pay raises -- a
point that Bush and legislators use in their arguments against
reducing class size.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press
In Jebtopia? What a shock.
Ignorance is next to Jebiness.
I thought that the two were synonyms.
That too.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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