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• Hiltzik on KCRW: California school funding system 'ridiculously complex' - Los Angeles Times
  published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21:30 GMT+00:00
  Hiltzik on KCRW: California school funding system 'ridiculously complex'Los Angeles TimesTimes business columnist Michael Hiltzik took measure of California's system for funding education this week and found ...
• Second lawsuit attacks Florida school funding - The Associated Press
  published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:19:16 GMT+00:00
  Second lawsuit attacks Florida school fundingThe Associated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla. ? State officials are facing a second lawsuit filed in as many weeks accusing them of shortchanging public schools in violation of a stat...
• School funding decision was reasonable for state - The Olympian
  published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:51 GMT+00:00
  School funding decision was reasonable for stateThe OlympianIt's a reasonable decision that recognizes differences in school districts across the state and differences in school funding. The question before the court...
• School funding guesswork - Marietta Times
  published on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:51:40 GMT+00:00
  School funding guessworkMarietta TimesAn educator named Robbi Shranz of Waupun, Wis., wrote a letter to the editor of USA Today that ran in Thursday's edition. He pointed out the irony between ......
• State's school funding process is failing - Los Angeles Times
  published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:05:14 GMT+00:00
  Los Angeles TimesState's school funding process is failingLos Angeles TimesThen came 1978's Proposition 13, which cut the guts out of the property tax, the source of 60% of school funding at that time. In respons...
• Our Say: County shouldn't expect a waiver on school funding - Maryland Gazette
  published on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:06:20 GMT+00:00
  Our Say: County shouldn't expect a waiver on school fundingMaryland GazetteState laws mandating the bare minimum counties have to provide for school funding was brought up as an issue last spring in Anne Arundel. ......
• School funding key to NJ fiscal health - Asbury Park Press
  published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:42:59 GMT+00:00
  The Star-Ledger - NJ.comSchool funding key to NJ fiscal healthAsbury Park PressSchool funding is a mess not because of decisions by the Legislature, but edicts from the state's Supreme Court. For more than 30 years, ...
• Governor: School funding cuts likely - KSN-TV
  published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:24:46 GMT+00:00
  Kansas City StarGovernor: School funding cuts likelyKSN-TVWICHITA, Kansas ? A budget battle is looming, pitting school districts against the state over impending budget cuts. The governor says $260 million needs to ...Sc...
• Next governor likely to face school finance problems - Houston Chronicle
  published on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:03:24 GMT+00:00
  Next governor likely to face school finance problemsHouston ChronicleIt's been just a few years since Texas lawmakers, facing a court order, undertook a massive overhaul of the school funding system. ...and more ...
• Students deserve a quality education - Shelby Township Source Newspapers
  published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:23 GMT+00:00
  Students deserve a quality educationShelby Township Source NewspapersAs part of the shift, money for school funding was moved from the relatively stable property tax to the less stable sales and income tax sources. ...an...