The Illinois State Board of education wants to hire “storytellers” to relay “amazing” about Illinois public schools.

The agency’s website post says the job pays a minimum of $47,400 to produce media packages. Spokeswoman Jaclyn Matthews says three will be hired.

Democratic Sen. Andy Manar of Bunker Hill says he’d rather the state board spend money on critical areas. Chicago Democratic Rep. Will Davis says it would have been less expensive to ask school districts to share their successes.

Matthews says it’s part of the board’s one-year goal of finding the best teaching and learning methods in the state.