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Vantage students present needs‑based referendum reform and voter‑awareness campaign to Minnetonka board
Summary
A Vantage Public Policy student team proposed a two‑part solution to school‑funding gaps: a needs‑based referendum cap formula that weights special‑ed, ELL and free‑meal shares, and an awareness campaign to inform voters about referendum benefits and increase turnout.
A team of Vantage Public Policy students presented the school board on Nov. 20 with a two‑part proposal they say would reduce funding disparities across Minnesota school districts: a needs‑based referendum cap and an accompanying awareness campaign to inform voters.
Student presenters Sadie Stowers, Danny Bigg, Isabelle Chin and Jack Arrington said Minnesota school funding currently relies on three layers—state compensatory/equity funds, local property taxes (including operating referendums) and federal aid—and that changes to how…
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