Panel Weighs Withholding School Aid to Spur Ideas Sfund ; State House: School Officials Reject the Plan, Which Would Reward Money-Saving Proposals.

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The Legislature's Education Committee is considering a proposal to withhold $35 million in state aid from local schools to create a fund that would encourage school districts to adopt money-saving ideas.

The proposal, put forward by Sen. Peter Mills, R-Cornville, and Sen. Elizabeth Mitchell, D-Vassalboro, met harsh criticism Thursday night from groups that represent teachers and superintendents.

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Panel Weighs Withholding School Aid to Spur Ideas Sfund ; State House: School Officials Reject the Plan, Which Would Reward Money-Saving Proposals.

Mills pushed for the committee to take a vote, because the state is scheduled to release information early next week that tells school districts how much money they will be...

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