ANOTHER
ANOTHER ATM EXPLOSION4@. IS 4@Y MONEY SAFE?
MONEY SAFE? FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. >>4@4@ QUESTIONS OFFER BONUSES
INSTEAD OF 4@A LIVING WAGE.4@
THOUSANDS MARCHED IN
TALLAHASSEE TO FIGHT FOR SCHOOLS
THANKS FOR 4@JOINING US .
>>4@ TEACHERS ARE DEMANDING LES
TESTING FOR STUDENTS, BETTER
FACILITIES ARE EMPHASIZING THE
NEED FOR 4@BETTER PAY .
>> TONIGHT, SOME OF THE BIGGEST
PROBLEMS OF REPRESENTATION CAME
FROM POLK COUNTY.4@
STILL AHEAD OF THE RALLY WE HAVE
THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT,4@ WER
GOING TO BE IN SCHOOL TODAY.
THOSE WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TO
THE STATE CAPITAL OF JOINING A
RALLY IN LAKELAND.
LIVE4@ WITH A BATTLE YOU NEED T
FIGHT 4@NOW.
FIGHT 4@NOW. >> AND THEY 4@ARE NOT BEING
COMPENSATED FAIRLY AND IT'S BEE@
FAR SINCE THE STATE LEGISLATURE
HAVE BROUGHT THEM INTO4@ WHAT
THEY FEEL SHOULD BE A
COMPETITIVE STAIRWAY FOR
TEACHERS.
TEACHERS.
TEACHERS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST DATES
POPULATIONS WIFE IN THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THERE WAS A HUGE TURNOUT HERE
IN DOWNTOWN LAKELAND AND4@4@ TA
TO TH4@E STREET AND I WALKING
AROUND WE EXPECT THEM TO COME
BACK IN A LITTLE BIT AND ALSO
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TWEETED OUT
EARLIER TODAY, THANK YOU TO ALL
OF THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES WHO
DID SHOW UP TO WORK TODAY IN
ORDER TO MAKE SCHOOL SAFE AND
HAVE ENOUGH TEACHERS TO TEACH 4@
THE KIDS WHO WERE HERE IN 4@CLA.
BUT WHEN YOU START LOOKING INTO
HOW THE STATE4@ OF FLORIDA HAS
ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF TEACHER
SALARIES OVER THE LAST 20 OR SO
YEARS, IT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND
WHY THE TEACHERS ARE FED UP.
>>4@4@ PEOPLE ALL OVER THE STAT
WORE RED IN SOLIDARITY WITH
TEACHERS ON MONDAY.
FLORIDA RANKS 4@AMONG THE WORST
STATES FOR TEACHER SALARIES AND
FLORIDA RANKS 4@AMONG THE WORST STATES FOR TEACHER SALARIES AND@
NOW EDUCATORS ARE DEMANDING
THAT STATE LEADERS FIX IT .
>> OUR STUDENTS DESERVE TO HAVE
QUALITY PROFESSIONALS TEACHING @
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. OUR
THEM. OUR PAY SYSTEM 4@IS NOT
ATTRACTING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS
.
.
. >>
. >> ACCORDING TO DATA, 4@VERMONT
WHICH RANKED 15th IS ALMOST
RIGHT ON THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
FOR TEACHER PAY. FLORIDA RANKS
46th WITH AN AVERAGE TEACHER 4@
SALARY OF JUST OVER $48,000.
MORE THAN $12,000 BELOW THE
NATIONAL AVERAGE. IT STARTS
RIGHT OUT 4@OF THE GATE. THE
AVERAGE STARTING SALARY FOR
FLORIDA TEACHERS IS 4@$37,636 T
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE STARTING
SALARY FOR TEACHERS IS MORE
THAN $39,0004@, WHICH LEAVES
FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
MORE THAN $1600 BELOW THE
NATIONAL AVERAGE .
>> THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO RAISE
THE STATES MINUTES SALARY4@ BUT
TEACHERS WHO ALREADY PAY THEIR
DUES SAY IT'S 4@INSULTING4@ 4@.
>> I HAVE A PARENT OF FIVE 4@
CHILDREN AND IT'S HARD TO SEE
WHAT TEACHING IN FLORIDA HAS
BECOME .
BECOME .
BECOME . >> THE GOVERNOR AS OTHER
DOUBTERS IN TALLAHASSEE4@4@ AND
SAYING THEY'4@RE NOT SURE WHETH
OR NOT THE HUGE RAISE IS4@
STARTING TEACHER PAY AND WILL
BE FEASIBLE.
BE FEASIBLE. BUT MAINLY THE HOUSE SPEAKER
AND THE SENATE PRESIDENT HAVE
BOTH COME OUT AND 4@SAID THEY A
NOT SURE THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY
IN THE STATE BUDGET TO PAY 4@FO
THAT4@ .
THAT4@ .
THAT4@ . >> WE REACHED OUT TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ABOUT THE RALLY IN
HILLSBORO SAYS ABOUT 75
TEACHERS ALSO RODE UP TO
TALLAHASSEE TODAY. THAT COUNTY
ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS TOLD
US THERE WERE ENOUGH
SUBSTITUTES TO COVER 4@CLASSES
TODAY AND THAT THE RALLY DID
NOT AFFECT THE NORMAL SCHOOL
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE. OVER THE WEEKEND, TENSIONS
ESCALATED WHEN POLK COUNTY SENT
A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO STAFF ABOUT WHAT
COULD HAPPEN4@ IF THEY WALKED O
OF SCHOOL.
OF SCHOOL. DISTRICT LEADER SAID IT WAS NOT
INTENDED TO BE A THREAT.