That, they say, merits guaranteeing the state a fatter slice of the revenues.

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The House has called for a block-grant system that would allow states to use their federal education dollars as they see fit, as long as they sign pledges guaranteeing that state test scores will demonstrate a steady curve upward.

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The state is responsible not merely for guaranteeing or expanding liberties and rights.

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