With 1,000 potential job cuts looming, teachers and parents demand answers
Catherine Hawley reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Dozens of parents and teachers spoke out at Tuesday’s Hillsborough County School Board meeting. They are concerned the 1,000 positions on the chopping block due to a massive budget shortfall will have a lasting impact.
Parents and teachers in Hillsborough County demanded attention Tuesday, both outside and inside the school board meeting. These continued budget cuts are not benefitting our kids now, nor in the long run, said one woman.
The district is facing a $140-million budget deficit and about 1,000 positions are being trimmed from the workforce.
Teachers union working to help find jobs for cut positions
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Floridaâs first and only Hispanic governor Bob Martinez, in a two parts conversation, shares his memories as mayor, business owner and governor.
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Former Governor Bob Martinez poses for a portrait at the office building where he works in Tampa on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
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West Tampa native Bob Martinez served as Tampa mayor from 1979 to 1986 and as Florida governor from 1987 to 1991.
Before that, Martinez, who has a masterâs degree in industrial and labor relations from the University of Illinois, taught school, represented companies in labor relations, headed the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association and owned a popular Spanish restaurant. Currently, he is a senior policy advisor at Holland & Knight law firm. He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Mary Jane Martinez, for 66 years.