Marions United Blog
Opposing The Parent Trigger Bill
Today we’re joining with Fund Education Now, the Florida PTA, and other pro-public education groups in opposing the misleading “Parent Empowerment Act” in the Legislature. The bill is a sneaky attempt to divide parents and … Continue Reading
Stay Educated About Education
There’s a lot happening in public education right now. How do you stay on top of it all, and most importantly, find the stories that matter? We’re pleased to announce our new EdClips service to … Continue Reading
Speaking Out On Unfunded (And Unrealistic) Mandates
Marions United Vice-President Nancy Thrower has a problem with politicians in Tallahassee and Washington imposing unfunded and sometimes unrealistic mandates with no funding to implement them. This has been a long-running problem for public education, … Continue Reading
The Vital Importance of Pre-K
On June 5th, Children’s Movement founder (and former Miami Herald publisher) David Lawrence, Jr. wrote the Star-Banner with a compelling argument for restoring funding to another neglected program in Florida’s education community – Pre-K.
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Scott Education Budget Hurts Marion County Children
We just sent out a press release this morning with our reaction to Gov. Scott’s proposed $3 billion in education funding cuts. We don’t believe that cutting such a large amount of funding out of … Continue Reading
March With Us On MLK Day
Join us Monday, January 17th at 8:30am in downtown Ocala and join our parade marching group. Park at MLK Park (click here for a map) on Silver Springs Boulevard and take the shuttle to … Continue Reading
“Wear Red For Public Ed” Teusday, January 4th
From our latest email: Next week begins the start of the second half of the school year, and also a very critical time for all Florida public schools. Governor-Elect Rick Scott has proposed a plan … Continue Reading
Take Our Survey: Help Us Help You!
The election is over, and the new year will be here before we know it! Now is the time to get ready for what happens next. As a Marions United supporter, can you help us … Continue Reading
Election Results
Earlier this week on Tuesday, the 2010 general election took place. On the ballot were all major statewide offices in Florida, in addition to all state house seats and half of all state senate seats … Continue Reading
Announcing MarionVotes2010.com
We just launched www.MarionVotes2010.com – an online hub for Marion County education voters like you. On the site, you’ll find quick bios of all school board candidates, plus answers to our questionnaire. We think you’ll … Continue Reading
