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Monday, 06 February 2012 17:18 |
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ A South Dakota House panel has rejected a
measure that sought to increase state funding for school districts.
The State Affairs Committee voted 9-2 along party lines to kill
the proposal by minority Democrats.
The measure would have set a funding goal equal to the average
spent by South Dakota and six surrounding states, a move that would
have required spending to jump about $1,700 per student.
House Democratic Leader Bernie Hunhoff of Yankton says that
after the goal was set, the Legislature could have decided how to
come up with money to meet that goal.
Opponents say increased spending does not necessarily lead to
improved student performance.
Hunhoff says South Dakota will lose some of its best teachers if
it continues to spend less on education than nearby states.
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