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Ottawa board weighs endowment plan for funding science
The Ottawa school board discussed creating a foundation or endowment funded by Ottawa taxpayers and other sources. It could exceed $100,000 and support science camps and teacher honors, easing the general fund pressure while allowing creative classroom projects. Legislators urged efficiency. debates touched on a Margin of Excellence program and broader education funding.
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Jim Allen
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Ottawa
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Board of Regents
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Deborah Barker
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Barker
Stan Herd
Herd
Douglas County
Caroline E. Hewitt Trust For the Humanities
Southwestern Bell Foundation
OCAC
Steve Grogan
Ottawa High School
National Airlines