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Survey Shows Floridia Businesspeople Believe State Schools are Underfunded | Scathing Purple Musings

Survey Shows Floridia Businesspeople Believe State Schools are Underfunded | Scathing Purple Musings:

Survey Shows Floridia Businesspeople Believe State Schools are Underfunded

Writes John O’Connor in StateImpact:

More than 85 percent of surveyed businesspeople believe Florida does not spend enough on K-12 education, according to a survey
by the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations released earlier this month.

The unscientific poll surveyed 277 members of state education funds, which the CFEF says are typically community business people.

The surveyed also showed those polled believe:

Seven in 10 thought school districts spent their money efficiently.