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On the recordApril 1, 2014
I will just note that the 2015 proposals take the discretionary grant funds from 10 percent of the budget to 16 percent of the budget.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Critiques the increase in discretionary grant funds affecting school districts.

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