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...pound match proved to be the closest encounter of the afternoon, as John Imrie nipped Kirk Parker of Yale...
Tempers grew short. The F.E.A., Kirk charged, was "attacking our state, our children, our parents." The Governor, countered F.E.A. Executive Secretary Phil Constans, is "a charlatan." At a rally of 30,000 teachers in Orlando last August, Constans urged them to submit their resignations, which F.E.A. leaders could use if Kirk and legislators did not meet their demands, including smaller classes, more modern textbooks as well as pay hikes...
Faced with the clear threat of a state wide walkout in October, Kirk agreed to call a special session of the legislature. That session began Jan. 29 and ended two weeks ago, after passing a bill providing for about $250 million in new taxes (on beer, liquor, cigarettes and other sales). State officials argued that the new appropriations would provide teachers with an average increase of $1,340 per year. Despite this generous offer, the F.E.A. insisted that the funds would not provide any real improvement in classroom conditions; too much of the new tax money, the association says...
Breaking Backs. The teachers insist that they are technically not striking, which they are forbidden to do by Florida law. Instead they have resigned-a maneuver that happens to violate the terms of their contract. At midweek, Kirk abandoned a politicking junket in the West, flew home to try to resolve the crisis. His first effort-a pleading back-to-work speech addressed to teachers assembled in Miami's Marine Stadium-ended in failure. Irked by the crowd's hostility, Kirk urged them to "get together with one good rousing boo" for the Governor-and drew only...
...situation was complicated by issues that had little to do with students, classrooms, or educational quality. Kirk, Florida's first Republican Governor of this century and an aspirant to the G.O.P. vice-presidential nomination, is engaged in a political struggle with the Democratic-controlled legislature. The N.E.A. is locked in combat with the American Federation of Teachers for the loyalty of the nation's restive teachers. Its fight is well-organized and well-financed. Association officers traveled by hydrofoil to a meeting in Miami's Marine Stadium; a Lear Jet was chartered for two days for more...