Florida class-size measure moves closer to ballot
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Miami Herald: Sponsor Will Weatherford (R) said the state needs to give districts flexibility because the final step of the 2002 voter approved class-size amendment ``is cumbersome, it is inflexible, it is too expensive, and it is ridiculous. We simply cannot implement it.'' The Senate's version is due to be heard in committee Monday, and preK-12 appropriations chair Sen. Stephen Wise, (R), said he expects it to pass with no problem. Democrats have argued that the proposed change threatens school funding, threatens learning gains and defies the will of voters who put class size into the state Constitution. ''Let's be honest,'' said Rep. Rick Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg. ``This isn't just about flexibility, it's about funding.''
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