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Skandara’s Senate committee appearance sets stage for battle over education funds (SF New Mex)

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Skandara’s Senate committee appearance sets stage for battle over education funds

 

Posted: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 7:00 pm | Updated: 8:47 pm, Tue Feb 3, 2015.

Skandara’s Senate committee appearance sets stage for battle over education funds By Patrick Malone
The New Mexican SantaFeNewMexican.com | 0 comments

A sharp exchange Tuesday between the controversial head of New Mexico’s Public Education Department and a Democratic lawmaker provided a prelude to a looming fight over the state budget.

The brusque discourse between Gov. Susana Martinez’s Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera and Sen. Howie Morales, D-Silver City, spotlighted a philosophical wedge between Republicans and Democrats over whether the state or local school districts are better suited to decide how education money is spent.

Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/skandara-s-senate-committee-appearance-sets-stage-for-battle-over/article_7e6a1eff-ae99-5074-94fb-0d137fd4a2be.html