Michael, My first inclunation is to say that NRP and the School are funded through different mechanism and different pots of money. But recongnizing that it all eminiates from the same source -- taxes, I, perhaps foolishly, considered your arguement that there is a choice between NRP and MPS. Why? Why is the choice between NRP and MPS? Why is the choice not between coorporate wellfare like the new Target building and MPS? Why is the choice not between money for a new stadium and MPS? Why is the choice not between affordable housing and MPS? Why is the choice not between road construction and schools? Why is the choice not between $300 "rebate" checks and the schools?
Why is the choice in your mind between NRP and MPS? The MPS is one of the partners of the NRP program, in fact it was NRP dollars allocated in partnerships with neighborhoods and the MPS that helped to defray a significant portion of the infastructure costs associated with moving to community schools. Above and beyond that investment, many neighborhoods invested significiant percentages of their non-school NRP money for school-related infastrucutre. From computer centers, to enhanced gyms; from curricullum programs, to a new school. One of the interesting things about NRP from a public policy analysis has been that so many people have tried to set up funding dicotomies between <fill in the blank desired program> and NRP. Another recent public example of this is the false choice between affordable housing funding and NRP. Joseph Barisonzi Lyndale _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
