What's At Stake

In every classroom across Florida, teachers and education staff professionals are providing our students with a world-class education. We owe it to our children to give them access to an education that will give them the best chance to develop their potential.

But bigger class sizes, less time for student-teacher interaction, mandated paperwork, inadequate resources, staff cuts and fewer class choices will have a lasting negative impact on our children.

It’s time to stop education funding cuts. Imagine the future when we make our schools a priority!

We need to keep our veteran teachers from leaving the classroom. We need to make sure students get the individualized attention they need. We need to ensure a well-rounded education for all students. We need to keep our classrooms up-to-date. We need to give our teachers more time to teach and students more time to learn. And, we need to provide professional salaries and benefits to retain quality educators.

We must invest in our schools to give our students the world-class education they deserve.

Keeping Veteran Teachers

Being a teacher is not an easy job. The demands on an educator's time and talents can be taxing, but also very rewarding. But some veteran teachers are finding the rewards are not enough to keep them in the profession. We must do everything we can to keep quality veteran teachers in our Florida... Read more

Individual Attention for Students

When classroom sizes start to burst at the seams, students start to fall through the cracks. The success of our students is directly related to the amount of individualized attention educators can give to each learner. Creating classroom environments that allow teachers to provide one-on-one... Read more

A Well-Rounded Education

Band, art, drama, sports. These are all important elements to a well-rounded education. But to some lawmakers and school officials these learning environments are easy prey when budgets get tight. Extracurricular activities and electives are often the first things on the chopping block when... Read more

A 21st Century Classroom

Computers and technology are vital to our everyday lives at work and at home. Our schools have also found enormous benefits from the addition of new technologies in the classroom. Studies show positive impacts on basic reading and improved writing skills when technology is involved. Plus, it... Read more

Time to Teach and Learn

The goal of every educator is to give their students the time and attention they need to succeed. But that goal is often hampered by piles of paperwork and unmanageable workloads. There are constantly changing policies, shifting regulations and rules that can easily stifle the time educators... Read more