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Wis. Groups Form Coalition on Funding

By The Associated Press — February 10, 2009 1 min read
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School groups in Milwaukee announced last week they have formed a coalition to propose a new school funding system. The Wisconsin School Finance Network includes the Wisconsin Education Association Council, which is the state teachers’ union; the Wisconsin PTA; and groups representing school administrators and school boards.

A version of this article appeared in the February 11, 2009 edition of Education Week

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