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| | Winona Daily News - 6.0 |
 | | In fact, Pelowski said, that's true: individual school districts, not the state, will have to pick up the tab for implementing new curriculum, from new textbooks to teacher training. |
 | | An independent auditor estimates the implementation cost to be $150,000 to $500,000 for a small district, and up to $2 million for large district, such as the Twin Cities, for the 2005-06 school year, he said. |
 | | So Pelowski argues that the state should opt out of NCLB and put the money that would be used for increased testing and new curriculum into early childhood programs, full-day kindergarten and class-size reduction plans. |
| www.winonadailynews.com /articles/2004/05/20/news/01pelow.txt (633 words) |
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