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Saturday, December 6, 2008

Tough times squeeze schools, The Voice (Oviedo and Winter Springs)

By Kristy Vickery
December 5, 2008

As steep budget cuts take a toll on Florida school districts, the cost of a quality education is getting harder to afford.

"We did a $700 million cut this year," said Joie Cadle, Orange County School Board chairwoman. "There's not much more to cut. We are down to the bone marrow."

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