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Levies' rejection squeezes school districts
- 11-16-2010
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By Bryan Toporek/Education Week
School districts throughout Minnesota and Ohio face tough and politically touchy choices—including the prospect of personnel and program cuts—after the Nov. 2 elections, in which voters in both states rejected roughly half the ballot measures that would have boosted districts' operating funds. School funding levies can be a tough sell even in a good economy, and districts often avoid putting levies on regular election-year ballots to avoid competing with high-profile campaigns for state governorships and Congress. This year, many already cash-strapped districts faced an additional hurdle: According to CNN's exit polls, 62 percent of voters named the economy as their top concern this election season. (more…)
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