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Federal funds debate at Iowa regional education hearing
At an Ames regional hearing, leaders urged more federal support for K through 12 education while stressing local control. Robert Gilchrist Marion of ISEA urged one third funding from federal sources. Ray Uhlhorn of the Iowa Association of School Boards called for broader federal revenue and accountability. They noted Iowa’s shift to state funding since 1975 76, federal aid under 4 percent, and the need to avoid strings that raise costs, with local districts wary of losing even small federal dollars. A cabinet level education department was backed to boost mass opportunity. Separately cancer society notes Washington County unit meeting for January open to members and observers.
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Iowa Daily Press Assn Ames
Ames
Robert Gilchrist Marion
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa
Ray Uhlhorn
Council Bluffs
Iowa Association of School Boards
Uhlhorn
Gilchrist
ISEA
Calvin Halliburton
National Education Association
Department of Education
Halliburton
U. S. Office of Education
Walter Mondale