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Teachers union poll addresses key issues (Tampa Bay, 4/8/09)
In March, the state's teachers union rallied at the Capitol to boost funding for schools by urging lawmakers to increase the sales tax. On Tuesday, it released a poll it commissioned showing a majority of Florida voters like the idea. Read More

Floridians support sales tax for schools, full class-size rules, teachers union poll shows (Orlando Sentinel, 4/7/09)
Nearly three quarters of Florida voters think the Florida Legislature should not deal with the state's financial crisis by cutting funding for public schools, and they would support a one-penny hike of the state's sales tax for the next three years, if the money went exclusively to public education, according to a poll released this morning by the Florida Education Association. Read More

Teachers union touts poll support for penny tax (TampaBay.com, 4/7/09)
In a poll released today by the Florida Education Association, 77 percent of Florida voters strongly or somewhat favor imposing a penny sales tax increase for three years if funds are dedicated to public education. Read More

One percent sales tax proposals for schools failing (TC Palm.com, 4/7/09)
Lawmakers sponsoring bills to increase statewide sales tax 1 percent to fund public education in Florida report their efforts are dying in committee, even while a survey released Tuesday reported the proposal enjoys broad public support. Read More

State Teachers Union Continues Push For Penny Tax (Highlands Today, 4/6/09)
Citing recent funding cuts and likely further reductions in school funding, the state teachers union continues to call for a 1-cent sales tax increase to be used exclusively to help fund education. Read More

Teachers Lobby for 1-Cent Sales Tax Hike (Lakeland Ledger, 3/17/09)
Whether it's a penny for their thought or a publicity stunt that makes plenty of cents, the state's teachers union is dropping off more than 2 million pennies in the Capital this week in a desperate request for lawmakers to temporarily increase the state's sales tax by one cent. Read More

15,000-pound pile of pennies won't rise at Florida Capitol (St. Pete Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau, 3/17/09)
The plan was simple: Pile more than 2.6 million pennies on the steps of the Capitol for a rally by parents, teachers and other educators. But that many pennies - one to represent each student in the state of Florida - weigh some 15,000 pounds. Read More

Penny Protesters Hope It Will Bring Change To Education Funding (Associated Press, 3/18/09)
The pennies - some shiny, others worn or tarnished, arrived today by the bucketful, in bottles, jugs, bags and plastic containers - more than 2 million in all. The coins, which add up to more than $20,000, were donated by parents, teachers and children from across Florida to support temporarily increasing the state's sales tax by a penny per dollar to prevent more spending cuts in the state's public schools. Read More

Fund Our Schools & Help Our Children (Carl Howard, 1/26/09)
Comments made by Carl Howard to the Orange County Legislative Delegation about the Penny Tax proposal. Read More

Penny tax proposal will make our schools a priority! (Andy Ford, Fall 2008)
Andy Ford's proposal to help fund Florida public schools. Read More