The Needs of Education in Florida ... Today!
[Photograph of children sitting in desks forming a school.]
THE FLORIDA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING FLORIDA'S 50,000 TEACHERS, SAYS THAT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FLORIDA'S SCHOOL CHILDREN CANNOT WAIT UNTIL 1975 FOR "QUALITY" EDUCATION. THEIR NEEDS MUST BE MET TODAY.
Here's why:
FLORIDA'S CLASSROOMS ARE OVER-CROWDED.
At the beginning of the 1966-67 school year, Florida had 84,300 students in excess of school capacity.
FLORIDA RANKED 34th IN THE NATION IN MONEY SPENT PER PUPIL-spending only $447 compared to the national average of $564.
FLORIDA'S CHILDREN ARE USING WORN ADN OUT-DATED TEXTBOOKS.
Some children do not even have their own textbook and must share them.
LIBRARY SERVICES IN FLORIDA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS LAG HOPELESSLY BEHIND THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
The 1965-66 Accreditation Report for Florida schools revealed:
Only 5 percent of the public schools in Florida met the standard of one librarian for every 300 to 600 students.
Only 24 percent of Florida's schools met even the MINIMUM standards for books on hand in their libraries.
FLORIDA HAS OVER 76,000 EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN WHO HAVE NO PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OR INSTITUTIONAL HELP.
These are TODAY'S needs. Yet the Governor VETOED the expanded kindergarten program, more library services, and more special classes for retarded children. The Governor CUT $3,259,000 from the budget for additional capital outlay (such as additional classrooms) and $3,000,000 for textbooks.
TODAY'S PROBLEMS MUST BE SOLVED TODAY!
OVER A MILLION OF FLORIDA'S SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL HAVE COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL BY 1975.
THESE CHILDREN CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT.
Florida's teachers urge an immediate special session for the Legislature to realistically face today's needs for our children.
CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TODAY!
FEA
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