05/11/2009
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"The fact of the matter is we are already paying."
"I believe this is a timely hearing on a timely subject of ensuring that all children receive a world-class education that will allow them to compete for jobs and prosperity in a rapidly changing and c..."
"Families and educators alike are concerned that instead of addressing the individualized needs of children, these alternative schools are pushing students out of school and into the juvenile and crimi..."
"Providing an educational setting to children when they have been suspended or expelled from their home schools is a better alternative than leaving them with them out on the street."