Skandara’s Senate committee appearance sets stage for battle over education funds
Posted: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 7:00 pm | Updated: 8:47 pm, Tue Feb 3, 2015.
A sharp exchange Tuesday between the controversial head of New Mexico’s Public Education Department and a Democratic lawmaker provided a prelude to a looming fight over the state budget.
The brusque discourse between Gov. Susana Martinez’s Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera and Sen. Howie Morales, D-Silver City, spotlighted a philosophical wedge between Republicans and Democrats over whether the state or local school districts are better suited to decide how education money is spent.
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