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Senate backs $52 million class‑size reduction plan with targeted formula amendments
Summary
Senators moved House Bill 235 — a class‑size reduction initiative — onto third reading with amendments that direct 20% of the appropriation to be distributed according to a formula factoring need, growth, alternative housing and districts' past efforts to raise funds.
House Bill 235, a class‑size reduction initiative presented by Senator Taylor, would boost state funding for class‑size reductions in early grades and direct districts to spend at least half of their allocation on kindergarten through second grade with an emphasis on reading. Taylor described amendments from the Appropriations Committee designed to address criticism that the original approach…
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