The Cupp-Patterson school funding plan: Questions still loom large
Much of the Capitol Square chatter revolves around the school funding plan put forward last month by Representatives Robert Cupp and John Patterson. The plan would overhaul the state funding formula, and calls for a hefty $1.1 billion increase in K–12 education spending over the next two years.
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