… or teacher pay raises that are unsustainable by the way, on one time federal funding or going to referendum yet again. But if this legislature spent the surplus. No wait. If the legislature spent just 16 of the current taxpayer funded budget surplus on schools. It could make such a difference. We could pay teachers and bus drivers, not to mention support, support staff and custodians, all school personnel, enough money to show them how much we value them. (27:53–28:04)
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Asserts that spending a portion of the surplus on schools is possible.
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