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...Bush was euphoric on election night, but now he might be secretly wishing Democrat Bill McBride had beat him. While McBride gets to return to a life of wealthy retirement in Tampa, Florida's governor has to confront the biggest challenge of his political career: how to implement an expensive amendment to the state constitution that requires smaller public school class sizes. To add insult to injury, he campaigned against the idea, but now has to enforce it. Is that laughter coming from Tampa...
...struggling right now to teach the kids they have and rapidly taking in more. By 2010, the state must have no more than 18 kids in pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade classes, 22 in grades 4-8 and 25 in classes for grades 9-12. The state must also implement gradual reductions along the way. The idea is a noble one; after all there are Florida schools where 45 kids sit in one room, or five swollen classes meet in the gym. Like many noble ideas, it's also expensive. Florida already has a shortage of both teachers and classrooms...
...raise taxes, but also voted for the amendment, which will make it extremely difficult for him not to. That's part of the problem with ballot initiatives. A smaller class size measure looks like a great idea in the voting booth, but contains no instructions on how to implement...
...Bushes, if you remember 2000) to interpret it. What do the class size limits mean practically? Does the average size of classes in a school, or maybe a district, count? How much freedom does he have to change school zones within districts, bus students to less crowded schools and implement double shifts and year-round schools. He will end up exploring every possible solution to this measure. He needs to because it will in all likelihood define his second term. Boy, Tampa sure can be nice this time of year...
...ardent campaigning in which all candidates have clamored for radical reform, The Crimson confidently endorses Rohit Chopra ’04 and Jessica R. Stannard-Friel ’04 for president and vice president of the Undergraduate Council. Chopra and Stannard-Friel have the experience and vision to implement their ambitious platform and to rescue the council from the unfulfilled promises and squandered credibility that have characterized the past year...