Florida's Schools Deserve Better Than 50th Place!

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   Name: Shadwick London on Aug 6, 2008

   Comments: Finally someone that cares about the kids and education.

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2. 152
   Name: Lori Frank on Aug 6, 2008

   Comments: I have a child in St Johns County FL public schools, too, and do not support any more budget cuts nor did I support the last one. Children suffer when you cut money from the school.

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3. 153
   Name: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008

   Comments: Something has to give. We are headed for disaster if we don't change our approach to education. The current trend is unacceptable.

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4. 154
   Name: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008

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5. 155
   Name: Jennifer on Aug 6, 2008

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6. 156
   Name: Ronald Rex Rachel on Aug 6, 2008

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7. 157
   Name: Cynthia Patton on Aug 6, 2008

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8. 158
   Name: Ian Shiell on Aug 6, 2008

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   Name: Bebe Lising-Jowell on Aug 6, 2008

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10. 160
    Name: Jeff Hess on Aug 6, 2008

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11. 161
    Name: Max Vinzant on Aug 6, 2008

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12. 162
    Name: Diane Wlodarczyk on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: I have two children in St Johns County FL public schools. I do not support any further budget cuts.

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13. 163
    Name: Rebecca West on Aug 6, 2008

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14. 164
    Name: Joseph Power on Aug 6, 2008

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15. 165
    Name: Angela Irizarry on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: It is incomprehensible to me that our law makers do not put education of Florida students at the top of their list.

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16. 166
    Name: Carrah Clayton on Aug 6, 2008

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17. 167
    Name: Lisa Rockwell on Aug 6, 2008

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18. 168
    Name: Jacki Martin on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: I am a family member and friend to many with children and can't imagine that their education is not a priority.

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19. 169
    Name: Lindsye Greene on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Thomas Ladd on Aug 6, 2008

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21. 171
    Name: Michael D. Lagasse on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: How embarrassing to our politicians and to ourselves for letting this continue. We need a change now!

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22. 172
    Name: Jane Paulsen on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: I'm a teacher who has 9 years until retirement. I hope there will be some benefits left for me at that time.

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23. 173
    Name: Carol Davis on Aug 6, 2008

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24. 174
    Name: Susan Power on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Amanda S. Garman on Aug 6, 2008

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26. 176
    Name: Pam Lanzi on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Clay Carmichael on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: We cannot tolerate being last in the nation especially in light of being one of the top performing districts. I interact with 1500 children everyday ; telling them "no fieldtrips, no school nurse to help you with your illness/injury, no transportation to take you home after your after tutoring.sporting events, club meetings, no funding for art classes etc..." is so incredibly disheartening. We, educators in SJCSD, will toughen up and weather todays economics. We only ask that State goverment make education a TRUE priority.

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28. 178
    Name: Sara Kaufman on Aug 6, 2008

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29. 179
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Mike Blackmer on Aug 6, 2008

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31. 181
    Name: Leigh Ann DePriest on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Sylvia Cerri on Aug 6, 2008

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33. 183
    Name: Lisa Tinnerman on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: It is a disgrace what is going on with funding to our schools. I am not absolutely convinced public schools is the way to go, very interested in a voucher program, believe competition breeds excellence. I am concerned we are not teaching, but babysitting....too much disruption in classrooms, average and above average kids are being dumb down at the expense of special needs kids....we need future leaders, not a bunch of kids with mediocre education....special needs to be in a separate classroom where their needs can be met not at the expense of other children. I also believe St. Johns County is doing ok....not great...and I get a bit aggravated with everyone toting how great our schools are when we are in 50th place in the nation and comparing ourselves to other areas in the state which are way below par. Give the money to the parents to choose where we want to send our kids, public or private or parochial....I want to do want is best for my children...the state is not doing a good job at all.

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34. 184
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: I think it is a shame that the first impact mentioned is "real estate property values" while the future of our children comes in last. Shows where your priorities are. That being said, I do hope that we - as a State - will begin to seriously address the problems with our schools as quickly as possible.

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35. 185
    Name: Corrie Duffy on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: I am appalled at lack of funding for those that are to be the future leaders.

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36. 186
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008

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37. 187
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: As the daughter of a Duval County public school teacher (now retired) who had to march and unionize for a living wage back in the 60's, and who had to buy her own classroom supplies in the 1970's, I am apalled that things have only gotten worse. My own children struggled to get through the putrid system in the 1980's and 90's. There is so much waste! Such poor decisions! Instead of educating kids, the "educators" (NOT the teachers: the people in the top-heavy admin. system) follow every silly fad that comes down the pike and turn out high school graduates who can neither read nor write, much less do simple mathematics. We are a national disgrace. I do not pretend to have the answers to this muddle. All I know is that a huge percentage of our young people are not ready for college or to ply a trade, as they are functional (more or less) illiterates.

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38. 188
    Name: Melinda Bellini on Aug 6, 2008

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39. 189
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: What happened in all of these budget cuts to ... Our children are our future!

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    Name: Cindy Ray on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Holly Garman on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: I have two middle age sons and our district is so under funded that they want to take sports out of middle school, but hey, let's build another magnet school that only the priveleged can attend. None of this makes sense to me. I want my sons to receive the best education that they are entitled to by my taxes being paid.

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    Name: Suzanne Hess on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Ryan Valencia on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Cindy Athanaseas on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Kimberly Perpich on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Karen Beattie on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Melissa Peterson on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Susan Garrett on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Anna E Cohron on Aug 6, 2008

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    Name: Eric P Lentz on Aug 6, 2008

    Comments: How can a state as wealthy as Florida rate education as such a low priority The education of our future leaders needs to be a top priority!

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