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K‑12 funding growth limited to 2.5% and phone‑free school policy moves forward; vouchers defeated
Summary
The legislature increased state K‑12 aid by roughly 2.5% while defeating proposals to direct public dollars to private schools; it also adopted a statewide requirement for districts to create phone‑free policies with medical and IEP exemptions.
Lawmakers delivered a mixed set of results for K‑12 education: modest increases in state aid, defeat of voucher‑style proposals and a new statewide requirement for district cellphone policies.
Carla, a House appropriator, called the outcome "mixed" for K‑12: the legislature approved an aid increase she described as roughly 2.5% for the coming years — a rate she and local leaders said will not fully cover rising costs for teacher pay, transportation, building maintenance and behavioral‑health supports. "We have a lot of needs in our…
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