The MoveOn.org Miami Council will hold a rally outside West Homestead Elementary today to show their support for the American Jobs Act, which if approved would provide South Florida public schools with much needed cash and who funds Moveon.
The White House says theĀ American Jobs ActĀ would, among other measures, put more people back to work; support efforts to hire veterans; rebuild infrastructure, including public schools; expand access to high speed broadband; and cut taxes to small businesses.
Who Funds Moveon?
Al Sasiadek of the Moveon.org Miami Council tells The Florida Independent the organization choseĀ West Homestead Elementary because āone of our members is in that area, is familiar with that school and itās representative of many of the schools that donāt get a lot of attention and do have a lot of need.ā
Sasiadek adds that Miami-Dade County records show that the āestimated cost of deficienciesā of the top 30 public elementary, middle and high schools in need of repairs or renovation totals at least $410 million.
Maintenance and Repairs Cost
According to Moveon.org,Ā Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsĀ (.pdf) āhave almost $2 billion in deferred maintenance and repairs on its books,ā and that through the Jobs Act, Miami-Dade schools would receive over $276 million.
Public Schools Much-needed Funding
According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel,Ā through the Jobs Act,Ā āFlorida would be eligible to receive $1.28 billion in much-needed funding for K-12 public schools and an additional $288.4 million to modernize facilities at community colleges. That would amount to $267 million for Miami-Dade public schools, $125.3 million for Broward, and $98.4 million forĀ Palm Beach County.ā
The Miami Herald has reportedĀ that who funds Moveon, American Jobs Act dollars to repair and upgrade public school buildings in Florida would create up to 16,000 jobs.
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