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On the recordApril 11, 2016
Essentially, what it must result in is a re-articulation of the underlying goal of the statute, which is that the Federal dollars ultimately supplement not supplant.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Clarifying the intent behind federal funding methodologies in education.

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