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Article: The Education Foundation; daring to dream for Sarasota's students.
- Article from:
- Sarasota Magazine
- Article date:
- June 1, 1996
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Daring to Dream for Sarasota's Students
If you could have a dream come true for Sarasota's public school students, what would it be? Great teachers? Safe schools? Academic excellence?
Once those were everyday realities for most schools and students, but in today's harsher world of diminished funding and increased social problems, they're too often dreams that seem cruelly out of reach. And those who would like to see Sarasota's students enjoy a rich and varied education face a special challenge: the state of Florida, which aims to make education equal in every school district, prohibits school districts from raising taxes for enrichment. In Sarasota, that ...