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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The dueling education priorities of Democratic and Republican lawmakers came into sharp focus Thursday as the Senate backed an increase in school funding and the House tried to pull back on the governor's education reform proposal.
The Democratic-controlled state Senate approved legislation Thursday by a 26-22 vote that would increase state funding for K-12 schools by 4 percent for the 2014-2015 school year. The measure would cost an estimated $114 million. Another aid bill of about $15 million mostly for teacher compensation, also was approved.
The Legislature is required to set school funding more than a year in advance, prompting the Senate vote. Sen. Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames, who chairs the Senate education committee argued in favor of the move, saying districts need to know their...
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