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Lawmakers Pass School Funding Flexibility Bill

Last updated on Monday, March 15, 2010

(INDIANA STATEHOUSE) - State lawmakers have passed a bill to provide schools with more funding flexibility in the wake of $300 million budget cuts.

Key negotiators on both sides of the aisle agreed on the major parts of the legislation, including a provision that would prompt education officials to create a program to improve elementary students' reading skills.

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