Is that an adequate way to address the school funding issue? So Republicans have been in charge in the legislature now for coming up on 15 years and they have underfunded our public schools throughout. They have diverted public dollars to private schools. And now they're looking at the challenging picture facing our districts and they're saying that the best they have to offer is consolidate districts and close local public schools. (05:21–05:25)
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Asserts that Republicans have diverted public funds to private schools.
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