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Pawlenty on Education: Money Only Part of Answer

By Jennifer Ludden
Published February 26, 2005 at 11:00 PM CST
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School funding is the not the only issue troubling U.S. education, according to Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota. Pawlenty says pouring more money into educational reform won't solve all problems. But he acknowledges his state may have to pare back its Medicaid program to pay for education reforms.

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Jennifer Ludden
Jennifer Ludden helps edit energy and environment stories for NPR's National Desk, working with NPR staffers and a team of public radio reporters across the country. They track the shift to clean energy, state and federal policy moves, and how people and communities are coping with the mounting impacts of climate change.
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