REPUBLICANS AT THE STATEHOUSE HAVE SETTLED ON SENDING IOWA’S K-THROUGH-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS 36-AND-A-HALF MILLION MORE IN GENERAL STATE AID FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR.
REPRESENTATIVE CECIL DOLECHECK, A REPUBLICAN FROM MOUNT AYR, OUTLINED DETAILS DURING HOUSE DEBATE.
FUNDING OC ……..THINK IT IS. :11
DEMOCRATS SAY EVEN IF THERE’S ANOTHER BATCH OF MONEY LATER, THIS DECISION MEANS PROPERTY TAXES WILL GO UP IN 137 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH LOWER ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR.
THE G-O-P’S PLAN FOR GENERAL STATE SPENDING ON SCHOOLS HAS CLEARED THE HOUSE AND WILL BE TAKEN UP IN THE STATE SENATE NEXT WEEK.
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