To increase "equity" payments to schools that get relatively smaller foundation grants. The extra money would come from eliminating or reducing other spending in the bill, such as eliminating a $16 million increase (to $36 million) in extra money to school districts with declining enrollment, cutting a $20 million bus service subsidy to districts that are geographically large, reducing $2 million for school health centers, cutting some $90 million for a variety of preschool programs, reducing spending on a government "parenting skills" program, and more.
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