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State Senator Calls For School Funding Study

By Eric Clabaugh

State Senator Calls For School Funding Study

June 18, 2010 Updated Jul 3, 2009 at 9:42 AM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A Democratic state senator says the two-year
state budget approved this week devastates many public schools.
Senate Minority Leader Vi Simpson of Bloomington says that the
amount of school funding in the budget ignores the reality of fixed
costs and inflation that schools face even if they're losing
students.
Simpson wants an intensive study committee to be established to
develop a new school funding formula that does not create winners
and loser. She says a funding plan is needed that gives every child
the same opportunity and treats them with the same respect.
Democratic House Speaker Patrick Bauer of South Bend also wants
a study of school funding issues.



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