SPRINGFIELD Thousands of protesters delivered a warningWednesday to state lawmakers weighing school-funding reform: Come upwith a plan this spring or face the wrath of voters.
"If they cannot deliver a fair-funding formula for publicschools this spring, then we as voting citizens have theresponsibility to replace them in the next election," said Glenwoodresident Mardelle Gundlach, who helped organize Wednesday's march onthe Capitol.
Parents and teachers from across the state converged on theeast lawn of the Statehouse, where trees were decorated with chainsof paper dolls, to urge lawmakers to narrow the financial gap betweenrich and poor school districts. …
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