$400,000 nothing but ‘bandaid’ to try and maintain schools


	$400,000 nothing but ‘bandaid’ to try and maintain schools

greg naylor

4-7-2008 12:32 AM

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4-7-2008 6:36 AM

tabsey

It is the same all over the state. (which is why the principals will speak out.) Why weren't the noises this loud when the scheme was first seen to be a bandaid?

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