Stymied by Stimulus?
The stimulus money increased funding for education last session. But can the state keep it up next session without more federal money? Full Story
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The stimulus money increased funding for education last session. But can the state keep it up next session without more federal money? Full Story
“I represent a district that has 80 percent renters, 70 percent of people speaking a first language other than English, where there’s a high school with 42 languages and 40 percent turnover of the student body every year — now tell me how you plan to calculate the dropout rate,” Rep. Scott Hochberg said. “I will stipulate that it’s too big — let’s just start there. I wish we fought over solutions as much as we fight over the number.” Full Story