Here's a link to my full story at spokesman.com on the controversial school reform plan clearing the Senate Education Committee today, after two weeks of intense hearings that saw strong public opposition to the move. The key piece of the package barely squeaked through the Senate Education Committee on a 5-4 vote. That measure, SB 1113, contains the most-disputed pieces: The increases in class sizes in grades 4-12, online course requirements for all high school students, and giving each student a laptop computer. The other two bills,  SB 1108 on teacher contracts and SB 1110 on performance pay for teachers, both passed on 6-3 votes.