Victor Ilog English 1301 05/05/04 Lawrence Welsh 10 a.m. MWF Essay #4 Final Draft Funding the Future <Tab/>Since the demise of Robin Hood, the Texas public school funding program where monies are funneled from tax rich districts to those that are tax poor, everyone from politicians and business leaders to educators and parents have questioned how we will overcome next year's 1.65 billion dollar budget shortfall. At the heart of the debate is the …showed first 75 words of 1855 total…

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