The Miami Herald — FCAT scores up at schools with good libraries, study shows
“In her Making the Grade report, Education Professor Donna Baumbach found FCAT scores were 20 percent higher in 2000-01 at high schools with at least one full-time professional librarian and one full-time assistant. Among elementary schools, the same level of staffing meant a 9 percent improvement.
And yet, the amount of state money provided to libraries is ”pitiful,” Baumbach said. Since 2000, the state account earmarked for library materials has remained at $15 million, despite an overall growth in student population. This year, Gov. Jeb Bush’s proposed budget would keep it at $15 million, while the state Department of Education is asking for $18 million.”
Via LISNews.