Public education is the
single largest expense
in the state budget
every two years
and don't expect
that to change
under the next governor.
I'm Here & Now
senior political reporter
Zac Schultz.
I sat down with nine
of the leading candidates
for governor and asked
whether they want to see
reforms in how
we fund our public schools.
They all agreed
there would likely be
an increase in spending
but for the two Republicans
the increase won't be nearly
as large
as the Democrats
would propose.
I also asked
about their support
for the school
voucher program
and while the Republicans
want to see it expand
the Democrats
want to hold steady
or even close it down
while they all said
more transparency was needed
in where
those dollars come from
and the testing used
to compare
private and public schools.
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