Some news from earlier this week:

A school operator who managed 15 schools across six Florida counties was charged with racketeering and fraud "in what prosecutors said was a scheme to steer public education money his way using huge markups, bogus invoices and a web of related corporations."

Over the past decade, the operator received over $57 million in public funds and used over $1 million in OUR tax dollars for plastic surgery, lavish trips abroad and household bills.

Tell the legislature to stop wasting our tax dollars!

Conservative lawmakers in Tallahassee decry corporate welfare and claim to be responsible stewards of Floridians' tax dollars, but in reality, waste millions diverting much-needed public funds to companies out to profit off of our kids' education. The legislature's excessive spending and misuse of our money, coupled with its refusal to enact oversight and accountability for these schools, hurt our children's future and the state's economy.

Tallahassee's education 'strategy' proves to be nothing more than an assault on our schools and yet another means for Speaker Richard Corcoran and his foot soldiers to shamefully reward their political cronies with our tax dollars. This year alone, they voted for nearly $300 million in taxpayer-funded slush funds on the backs of their constituents. Enough is enough!

Sign the petition to tell state lawmakers: we will not be silent as they squander our money. Florida taxpayers deserve a return on our investment!