{"id":3144,"date":"2011-11-18T16:57:56","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T21:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2011-11-18T17:33:48","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T22:33:48","slug":"petition-seeks-to-remove-governors-name-from-diplomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2011\/11\/18\/petition-seeks-to-remove-governors-name-from-diplomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition Seeks to Remove Florida Governor&#8217;s Name From Diplomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"fancybox\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/11\/Governor-Scott-signature1.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3146\" title=\"Governor Scott signature\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/11\/Governor-Scott-signature1-300x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/11\/Governor-Scott-signature1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/11\/Governor-Scott-signature1-220x98.jpg 220w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/11\/Governor-Scott-signature1.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Some students working on college degrees in Florida are <a href=\"http:\/\/signon.org\/sign\/we-refuse-rick-scotts.fb1?source=s.fb&amp;r_by=1563209\">signing a petition<\/a> asking Governor Rick Scott not to sign their diplomas. The creator of the petition says it\u2019s because of the governor\u2019s repeated assaults on the Florida education system.<\/p>\n<p>Petition author Eric Curtisson writes that Scott works constantly to remove students\u2019 rights to higher education. Curtisson doesn\u2019t offer examples, but the governor has gotten plenty of criticism in the education arena.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Scott raised eyebrows last month when he suggested that certain fields of study, like <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2011\/10\/24\/gov-scott-not-apologizing-to-anthropologists\/\">anthropology<\/a>, may not be worth the state dollars budgeted for them. Scott wants more students to major in the STEM areas known as science, technology, engineering and math. He says those are the areas that will bring high paying jobs to Florida. But not everyone wants a STEM degree, and thousands more signatures have made their way onto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.change.org\/petitions\/gov-rick-scott-hands-off-higher-education-in-florida\">a separate petition<\/a> demanding no funding cuts to liberal arts programs at Florida\u2019s public universities.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Scott\u2019s initial state budget proposal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/gubernatorial\/article1150127.ece\">would have cut $3.3 billion in education<\/a> spending. \u00a0Even House Speaker Dean Cannon wrote, \u201cThe budget we sent him funds education at a higher level than the governor recommended just a few months ago when he proposed a 10 percent cut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curtisson&#8217;s petition is slowly gaining attention. The names of the signers are listed on <a href=\"http:\/\/signon.org\/sign\/we-refuse-rick-scotts.fb1?source=s.fb&amp;r_by=1563209\">the petition website<\/a> with comments. One notes that Scott\u2019s own grades were pretty embarrassing. \u00a0Another says she&#8217;d rather not see his name on a degree that he doesn&#8217;t value.<\/p>\n<p>Curtisson plans to deliver the petition to Governor Scott, but his effort to remove the governor\u2019s name from university diplomas isn\u2019t likely to be successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some students working on college degrees in Florida are signing a petition asking Governor Rick Scott not to sign their diplomas. The creator of the petition says it\u2019s because of the governor\u2019s repeated assaults on the Florida education system. Petition author Eric Curtisson writes that Scott works constantly to remove students\u2019 rights to higher education. 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