If our Governor and State legislature want to do that, why are people in Health and Human Services saying no? ... we passed the resolution last year. That is a step in the right direction. It does not get us where we need to be, but it was the Pitts Resolution that said we have to strive to get 90 of 95 cents of every Federal education dollar into the classroom, helping the teacher improve the skills of the child in that classroom.
On the recordFebruary 26, 1998
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Discussing the need for federal education funding to reach classrooms directly.
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