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bigtree

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Reply to midnight (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 05:38 PM

Feb 2012

. . . the new budget submitted, reportedly, increases education spending, including more funds for 'school modernization.'

$30 billion to modernize at least 35,000 schools and $30 billion to help states hire teachers, firefighters . . .

It'll need defending as the budget process goes forward.

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�Leave It Better Than We Found It� [View all] bigtree Feb 2012 OP

+1 onpatrol98 Feb 2012 #1

I'm happy to read the success of this brave women. I wish other brave children midnight Feb 2012 #2

today bigtree Feb 2012 #3

Your contributions to this forum have been so amazing and uplifting Number23 Feb 2012 #4

what a nice compliment to start my day bigtree Feb 2012 #5

You definitely know how to build up the suspence Number23 Feb 2012 #6