«After all taxes and benefits are taken into account, the ratio between the average incomes of the top and the
bottom fifth of households (# 57,300 per year and # 15,800 respectively) is reduced to four - to - one,» the
report found.
«Florida is rated the
fifth - best state on quality of our public schools by Education Week's Quality Counts
report, despite the fact that the state is ranked close to the
bottom in funding for schools and teacher pay,» said Andy Ford, president of the statewide teachers union.