The FY 2006 budget we present to you today was built from the ground up and is the result of a budget process that focuses on priorities and results. Faced with difficult choices, we are heartened by the progress we have achieved with your cooperation and collaboration.\ud
Fulfilling our responsibility to Iowa children, together we have focused resources on cing class sizes and reversed an eight-year decline in test scores. As a result, Iowa students have reachieved four straight years of improved test scores, ranking among America’s best