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STATE BUDGET TO BRING INNOVATIVE SCIENCE PROGRAM TO LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Pennsylvania State Rep. Dan A. Surra, D-Clearfield, in part, and D-Elk, in part, (75th District), issued the following news release:

Pennsylvania's 2008-09 state budget includes funding to expand an innovative program to improve elementary-level science education to an additional 14 schools statewide, including South St. Marys Street Elementary School in St. Marys, according to state Rep. Dan Surra.

"Science: It's Elementary" was originally funded by the General Assembly two years ago. Surra said this year's state budget included $14.5 million to expand the program to include 14 additional schools and 8,242 new students. With the new funding, Science: It's Elementary will now be operating ...

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