20 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Subject contains "Education and state--Public opinion"
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Anonymous Note Urging Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian to Not "Sell Out" Over the Teachers' Strike, 1968

Anonymous Note Urging Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian to Not "Sell Out" Over the Teachers' Strike, 1968

Date
1968-02-24
Description
Anonymous note urging Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian not to "Sell Out" over the teachers' strike.
Collection
Letter from 11th Grade Student to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Asking him to Close the Schools Until Strike Ends, 1968

Letter from 11th Grade Student to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Asking him to Close the Schools Until Strike Ends, 1968

Date
1968-02-27
Description
"This attempt to impress the teachers with the state's power is a fraud!"
Collection
Letter from "A Most Concerned Parent" to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Questioning the Use of Substitutes During Teachers' Strike, 1968

Letter from "A Most Concerned Parent" to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Questioning the Use of Substitutes During Teachers' Strike, 1968

Date
1968-02-21
Description
Concerned parent of Gainesville High School students expresses support for striking teachers and questions use of unqualified substitutes. Includes Christian's response.
Collection
Letter from Alabama Peanut Company Owner Edward Anderson to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian on the Teacher Strike, 1968

Letter from Alabama Peanut Company Owner Edward Anderson to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian on the Teacher Strike, 1968

Date
1968-02-24
Description
This letter from a Jackson County native and Alabama peanut farmer to Florida Education Commissioner Floyd Christian expressing support for him during 1968 school crisis. Includes newspaper clipping from the Montgomery Advertiser, "strikes against the public."
Collection
Letter from Andrew C. Davenport to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Expressing Dissaproval of FEA Teachers' Strike, 1968

Letter from Andrew C. Davenport to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Expressing Dissaproval of FEA Teachers' Strike, 1968

Date
1968-02-24
Description
Davenport says "turning our schools over to the FEA will be the greatest mistake you ever made." Includes Christian's response.
Collection
Letter from Concerned Miami Citizen J.A. Harrold to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Begging him to Keep Schools Open, 1968

Letter from Concerned Miami Citizen J.A. Harrold to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Begging him to Keep Schools Open, 1968

Date
1968-02-27
Description
Concerned citizen asks for schools to remain open. "I'd rather have a moral, law abiding substitute than any PHD who will take the law into his own hands..."
Collection
Letter from Concerned Parent to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Concerning School Conditions and Teachers' Strike, 1968

Letter from Concerned Parent to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Concerning School Conditions and Teachers' Strike, 1968

Date
1968-02-21
Description
Concerned parent compares quality of education in Florida to schools in Maryland. Includes Christian's response.
Collection
Letter from Dade County School Graduate to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Expressing Disdain for Florida Teachers, 1968

Letter from Dade County School Graduate to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Expressing Disdain for Florida Teachers, 1968

Date
1968
Description
Miami Edison Graduate, Class of 1954 expressing disdain for striking teachers. 'I think the teachers have called our attention to just what is wrong with our educational program--the teachers themselves"
Collection
Letter from Elisabeth Owen to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Expressing Anti-Teachers' Union Sentiment, 1968

Letter from Elisabeth Owen to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Expressing Anti-Teachers' Union Sentiment, 1968

Date
1968-02-19
Description
"Higher pay alone cannot improve education." Includes newspaper clipping on strike from St.Petersburg Times and response from Christian.
Collection
Letter from Miami Resident and Parent to Governor Claude Kirk Expressing Disgust for FEA Demands and Teachers' Strike, 1968

Letter from Miami Resident and Parent to Governor Claude Kirk Expressing Disgust for FEA Demands and Teachers' Strike, 1968

Date
1968-02-18
Description
Parent L.C. Alexander writes the governor in opposition to the FEA strike. Notes shift in political party allegience over school tax issue: "I am a registered democrat. ... We voted Republican in the last state and national election. ... someone has to stop the ever increasing taxation burden."
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s303_b010_f17_83Anonymous Note Urging Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian to Not "Sell Out" Over the Teachers' Strike, 1968TextStrikes and lockouts--Teachers
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Collective bargaining
Constituent power
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s303_b010_f19_28Letter from 11th Grade Student to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Asking him to Close the Schools Until Strike Ends, 1968TextStrikes and lockouts--Teachers
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Collective bargaining
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s303_b010_f18_57Letter from "A Most Concerned Parent" to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Questioning the Use of Substitutes During Teachers' Strike, 1968TextStrikes and lockouts--Teachers
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Parent and child--Public opinion
Substitute teachers--Government policy
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Collective bargaining
Employees--Resignation
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s303_b010_f17_05Letter from Alabama Peanut Company Owner Edward Anderson to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian on the Teacher Strike, 1968TextStrikes and lockouts--Teachers
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Collective bargaining
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s303_b010_f17_106Letter from Andrew C. Davenport to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Expressing Dissaproval of FEA Teachers' Strike, 1968TextStrikes and lockouts--Teachers
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Collective bargaining
Constituent power
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s303_b010_f17_58Letter from Concerned Miami Citizen J.A. Harrold to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Begging him to Keep Schools Open, 1968TextStrikes and lockouts--Teachers
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Collective bargaining
/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s303_b010_f17_58.jpg
s303_b010_f18_43Letter from Concerned Parent to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Concerning School Conditions and Teachers' Strike, 1968TextStrikes and lockouts--Teachers
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Students--Public opinion
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Collective bargaining
/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s303_b010_f18_43.jpg
s303_b010_f17_82Letter from Dade County School Graduate to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Expressing Disdain for Florida Teachers, 1968TextStrikes and lockouts--Teachers
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Students--Public opinion
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Collective bargaining
/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s303_b010_f17_82.jpg
s303_b010_f18_61Letter from Elisabeth Owen to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Expressing Anti-Teachers' Union Sentiment, 1968TextStrikes and lockouts--Teachers
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Collective bargaining
Employees--Resignation
/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s303_b010_f18_61.jpg
s303_b010_f18_51Letter from Miami Resident and Parent to Governor Claude Kirk Expressing Disgust for FEA Demands and Teachers' Strike, 1968TextStrikes and lockouts--Teachers
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Parent and child--Public opinion
Party affiliation
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Collective bargaining
Constituent power
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