The League supports Florida’s constitutional requirement to make adequate provision for the education of all children that is ‘uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high quality’.
Key issues of the League of Women Voters of Florida include:
• Charter school quality, management and cost efficiency. See statewide study on school choice. issue-education-studies-actions-statewide-school-study
• Constitutionality of direct and indirect funding to support private schools.
• Impact of testing and school grade policies on teaching, learning and curriculum.
• Impact of school choice on school racial and economic segregation and local control of education policy.
• Constitutionality of direct and indirect funding to support private schools.
• Impact of testing and school grade policies on teaching, learning and curriculum.
• Impact of school choice on school racial and economic segregation and local control of education policy.
Manatee LWV Education Key Goals Include
• Promote adequate funding and scholastic improvements to public schools in Manatee County.
• Encourage school efforts to achieve grade-level literacy.
• Encourage growth of higher education in Manatee County and funding for low income students.
• Hold programs on educational issues and take part in collaborative efforts.
• Promote adequate funding and scholastic improvements to public schools in Manatee County.
• Encourage school efforts to achieve grade-level literacy.
• Encourage growth of higher education in Manatee County and funding for low income students.
• Hold programs on educational issues and take part in collaborative efforts.
LWV of Manatee County’s Education Committee’s 2019 – 2020 Priorities
Join the Education Committee? Contact Merrie Lynn Parker, ml.chickp@verizon.net
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