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Committee defends Act 73 foundation formula, asks for oversight of Agency of Education spending
Summary
Members told the Senate Education Committee they support Act 73's foundation formula while calling for closer scrutiny of Agency of Education consulting dollars and for hearings on career and technical education.
Committee members on Jan. 27 repeatedly defended the foundation formula in Act 73 as the statute's most important element while proposing additional oversight of Agency of Education (AOE) spending on outside consultants and urging hearings on CTE.
One member said the foundation formula should be preserved and warned against assuming the formula requires massive districts to function. That member cited national district-size statistics and said district size…
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