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State Board Pushes Broad School Budget Reforms
The State Board of Education unveils a legislative program proposing fiscal independence for school committees and new funding rules. It seeks to raise state share of school costs to 35 percent, empower local control over taxes, and require kindergarten expansion, private school oversight, and uniform entrance ages.
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