Senators ask for Winn resignation, state takeover of FCAT grading

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida's education commissioner ought to resign and the state should take over scoring standardized tests because most temporary graders working for a private contractor are unqualified, two Democratic state senators said Friday.

A review of 2,947 employment files showed 1,845, or 64 percent, lacked degrees or teaching experience in subjects they were grading on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test as required by the contract, said Sens. Les Miller and Walter "Skip" Campbell.

For some of the FCAT graders, their only other work experience was in non-education jobs including hair styling, pizza delivery, store clerk, janitor and popping corn at a movie theater.

"We think this is an F - a failure of the system," said Campbell of Tamarac.

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Seven more months and he's outta here for sure. Yes! :bounce:

But he will be gone in 7 months.

7 more months. 7 more months.

way too low this year.

My son, who is an excellent reader and comprehends what he reads just barely made a three. But he scored a very high three on the math portion of the test... He's better at reading than he is at math. Other parents I've spoken to voiced the same concerns.

It doesn't add up.