Education Budget Cuts Will Sting

After graduating from high school in 2009 I feel like I dodged a major bullet.

Ever since receiving the coveted rite of passage—my high-school diploma— I’ve heard more and more about budget cuts facing the Florida school system.

Rick Scott, our newly elected governor, has recently proposed an exorbitant amount of budget cuts—equivalent to $700 per student according to Amy Graham, Governor Scott’s Deputy Press Secretary—aimed at Florida’s public school system, which is in a less than satisfactory state.

My main concern about these cuts is the teachers. If teachers are fired, those that are left will get the spill-over of extra students, which will undoubtedly cause problems. Among those problems is the fact that teachers won’t be able to devote as much time to each student, which could lead to a lower retention rate.

If we take money away from the construction of America’s foundation—its students—then our nation will surely crumble.