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State education reform talks stall as session pauses
Illinois Governor Jim Edgar and four legislative leaders failed to narrow a comprehensive education reform plan during a faltering week of negotiations. Focus shifts to boosting per student spending in poorer districts while lawmakers debate funding methods, taxes, and bonds as the fall session resumes after a seven day hiatus.
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