K-12 Funding a Top Issue in Heated Fla. Governor's Race

Education Week: In the close Florida contest between incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic challenger and former Gov. Charlie Crist, each is attempting to outdo the other with pledges of greater financial support for schools battered by the recent recession.

But beyond that flood of common campaign rhetoric are deeper, long-term policy questions for the eventual winner about the proper recipients of state school aid, the growth of educational choice, and school accountability.

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