Pickens urges course size amendment fix

March 17th, 2008 | Category: Florida Education Blog

Speaking before the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, Palatka Rep. Joe Pickens urged the members to put before voters a constitutional amendment that would address what critics say are unreasonable, unflexible standards for the state’s previously approved lesson size amendment.

“I’m not here saying we can’t afford it, but I think we shouldn’t afford. it,” said the Republican, pointman on education

issues in his chamber. “I think we could spend the money giving teachers higher salaries.”

He asked the commission to “ask the voters…for something much more practical, and much more fair.”

Meanwhile, House Rep. David Simmons’ committee just put together proposed legislation to construct the lesson size calculations more flexible.

Original post by Shannon Colavecchio-Van Sickler

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