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School districts whose funding relies on property taxes faring well in 2010-11
- 08-31-2010
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By Kimberly White/Santa Cruz Sentinel
Classes started at Bonny Doon Elementary School on Thursday with one fewer teacher and classroom aide, reduced hours for after-school programs and no pickup for students in areas that buses cannot reach, a service once provided. But the situation would be much worse if the one-school district were not a Basic Aid district, which means it receives most of its funding from local property tax revenues rather than state education dollars. Even with a double whammy of falling property values and less funding from the state, Bonny Doon will fare relatively well during the 2010-11 school year, said Stephanie Siddens, superintendent and principal of the 120-student district. (more…)
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