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Greg Abbott: “Most of the expansion and spending in education has gone to…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Interview with Governor Greg Abbott on Texas School Choice and Education Funding

Published | Video Starts at 02:33

One reason why we don't put too much money in the basic allotment is because administrators use that to grow administration. If you look at what's happened over the past decade, Most of the expansion and spending in education has gone to administration. We need to cut administration. We need to fund what matters the most in education, and that is teachers. (02:33–02:38)

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Asserts that most of the increase in education spending has been directed towards administration.

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