The Strib devoted much of their Sunday Opinion page to school referenda and funding topics. While I'm guessing that anyone who reads this blog also reads our local papers, I thought I'd link to the columns just in case. They are interesting and provide additional context to an election year when about 1/3 of Minnesota districts are asking their residents for money.
The editorial was thought provoking for me. While I stand by my belief that funding at a local level is generally more efficient and accountable than pooling state or federal monies together and redistributing from afar, the Strib made a good point that funding by referendum is not very predictable or stable for the districts.
http://www.startribune.com/editorials/story/1510997.html
http://www.startribune.com/editorials/story/1510996.html
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Star Trib Comments on School Funding
Posted by Blogger at 7:19 PM
Labels: referendum, school funding, SD 276
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Lest we forget. Education receives nearly 55% of the State budget. For the schools to continue to beg for more money is an abomination.
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