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Laws to help better educate preschool students in Florida are under attack, according to a group of children’s advocates. Legislation to make testing for learning disabilities and speech impediments in Pre-K students optional is close to becoming law. Today Florida TaxWatch joined with the Children’s Movement of Florida at the state capitol to ask lawmakers to keep the test mandatory. TaxWatch President Dominic Calabro says in the long run the investment will pay off.

“While there’s not causality, there is a correlation between better learning and reduced delinquency and crime and thats where the TaxWatch Center for Smart Justice has been very supportive of these endeavors,” said Calabro.

Lawmakers are also considering limiting the number of early learning coalitions throughout the state to 25.