David Cicilline: “We cannot and should not do that.”

We have to recognize that would include occupying part of Russia, toppling their government, and replacing them with a different government.

The difference is you’ll be increasing education funding and distributing it through a formula that’s fair and equitable, and ensure that every student in Rhode Island has access to what they need to be successful.

The future economic prosperity of our state is directly dependent on our ability to get this right.

You can’t have a statewide school funding system that is fair to everyone — that’s equitable, that covers all costs of education, so that every student, no matter where they live, is treated the same, and every taxpayer treated the same —…