This week, many public education supporters and advocates with join with educators in Tallahassee lobbying for proper and adequate education funding, today said Mark Castellano, president of the Teachers Association of Lee County.

On Thursday, March 25 the Florida PTA will hold a rally at the Capitol complex. Since all members can’t make it to Tallahassee for the rally, technology will allow them to participate in a rally in cyberspace, Castellano said.

A Virtual Rally, designed to make sure that Florida Legislators Keep the Promise and Make Our Schools a Priority, has been scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, March 25. Those interested in supporting the efforts in Tallahassee and making the Virtual Rally a success are encouraged to do the following:

Wear RED on Thursday, March 25th;

Log on to the Make Our Schools a Priority Web site (makeourschoolsapriority.org) at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 25;

Sign the online Keep the Promise petition. Call and e-mail legislators to urge them to “Keep the Promise.”

“This legislative session has the potential to do more damage to our public schools than any session in recent history public education is acing attacks on collective bargaining, due process, a rollback of the Class Size Amendment, a raid on our retirement and, yes, more funding cuts,” Castellano said.