HOW DO WE STACK UP?
- US ranks 18th out of the 36 industrialized nations in the world. ***
- Florida’s ACT test scores rank 48th out of 50 states. *
- Lee County ACT test scores rank below Washington, DC. *
- 2010 Lee County ACT test scores ranked 40th out of 67 Florida counties. *
- 2010 Lee County graduation rate ranked 48th of 67 Florida counties. **
- 28% of the 2010 Lee County fifth graders have FCAT reading scores below average. **
- In 2010 62% of the Lee County tenth graders had FCAT reading scores below average. **
- In 2010 67% of the Lee County eleventh graders had FCAT science scores below average. **
* American College Testing, 2010
** Florida Department of Education, 2010
*** United States vs. Other Nations, 2010
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WHAT ABOUT THE YELLOW
DINOSAURS?
- 700 buses use 13,000 gallons of fuel per day
- They travel over 12 million miles per year
- Replacement costs average $8 million per year
- Annual $50 million transportation costs are unsustainable
- Effectiveness of the program is measured by parental happiness quotient and its convenience factor
- Nothing good happens on a bus—bullying, drug and sex problems
- No educational value is added
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completing the petition and faxing or mailing it to the address at the bottom of the form.
