Samantha Tran

Director of Education Policy for the advocacy group Children Now

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Director of Education Policy for the advocacy group Children Now

Samantha Tran on KCRW

Has Governor Brown’s new formula for education funding created winners and losers among local school districts? Prop 30, in last year’s election, raised state taxes for education.

LA-Area School Districts Pitted Over Funding

Has Governor Brown’s new formula for education funding created winners and losers among local school districts? Prop 30, in last year’s election, raised state taxes for education.

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