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Public education is the

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single largest expense

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in the state budget

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every two years

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and don't expect

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that to change

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under the next governor.

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I'm Here & Now

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senior political reporter

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Zac Schultz.

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I sat down with nine

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of the leading candidates

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for governor and asked

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whether they want to see

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reforms in how

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we fund our public schools.

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They all agreed

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there would likely be

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an increase in spending

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but for the two Republicans

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the increase won't be nearly

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as large

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as the Democrats

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would propose.

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I also asked

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about their support

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for the school

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voucher program

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and while the Republicans

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want to see it expand

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the Democrats

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want to hold steady

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or even close it down

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while they all said

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more transparency was needed

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in where

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those dollars come from

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and the testing used

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to compare

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private and public schools.

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