Speak Up For Our Children - March 8th!
Tallahassee is broken.
Article IX, section 1 states that the Florida Legislature has one paramount duty: to adequately fund a safe, efficient, uniform, high quality system of free public education. This is the right of every child in Florida.
Instead of being cut first, Florida Public Education must be funded first.
Florida Republicans, Democrats and Independents – moms and dads – see eye to eye on their fundamental love for their children. We are working people, lawyers, doctors, neighbors, educators, healthcare workers, police officers, firefighters, families and consumer advocates – each of us with our precious children in danger of being hurt by this crisis.
Big Tallahassee has no idea what’s best for our children. We do.
Catastrophic education cuts, like Governor Scott’s $3.3 Billion, are on the way.
Click here to sign our petition and tell Gov. Scott and House and Senate leaders, "I do not support cuts to education." Share this email with your friends.
Since Tallahassee refuses to fund art, music, foreign languages, physical education, and essential electives, we taxpayers should not be forced to shell out another $2 Billion dollars for SB 736 and its unproven programs.
This is just plain wrong. What can you do?
Attend an Awake the State Rally tomorrow, March 8th, to urge Florida legislators to reject budget cuts and invest in Floridians again. There are over 25 locations around the state. Visit http://awakethestate.com/ and find a rally near you. Bring signs identifying yourself as a parent demanding fully funded schools.
Click here to call and email the Governor, Senate President Haridopolos and Speaker of the House Cannon.
Speak up now. Do everything you can to advocate for our children.
Bern