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Gov's Reforms Include Vouchers.

Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM)

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Byline: Chris Roberts Journal Capitol Bureau

State Would Fund Private Schooling

SANTA FE -- Gov. Gary Johnson, saying he wants to be responsible for improving education in New Mexico, unveiled wide-ranging reform proposals Wednesday that include private school vouchers.

The Republican governor said he will submit his plans to the state's 1998 Legislature, which convenes in January. The Democrat-controlled Legislature rejected some of the proposals in earlier sessions.

Johnson wants to provide more money to public schools and to establish a voucher system that would allow parents state grants to send their children to private schools, if they wish.

Johnson said he also will propose giving bonuses to teachers based on student performance, more testing for students and giving the governor more…

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