State Senators push back against $40 million requested for reading coaches.
State Sen. Stephen Wise led a push-back Thursday against $40 million requested by the Florida Department of Education for reading coaches. Because the state has spent $1.4 billion over the past decade on coaches, and many students still struggle with reading on the FCAT test at the 10th-grade level, he questioned effectiveness. "We are doing the same old, same old and getting the same results," Wise said. His comments came as new Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson gave his 2011-2012 budget requests to the Budget Subcommittee on preK-12 Appropriations. The Jacksonville Republican was the first to speak out against hiring more than 500 new reading coaches, but he was not alone. "I am concerned about more reading coaches when we need just more plain teachers," said Sen. Evelyn Lynn, R-Daytona Beach. Continue reading this Sun Sentinel article here.
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