The Governor and State Finance Commissioner talked today about what they would need to do in the way of unallotment if the Legislature doesn't act on the budget deficit by tomorrow. Not paying some of the compensatory aid to school districts is on the list.
>From an online Strib storyhttp://www.startribune.com/stories/587/3635712.html we see this about Minneapolis: He specifically mentioned compensatory aid, which provides more money to schools with a lot of poor students enrolled. Minneapolis and St. Paul are by far the biggest recipients, but Duluth, St. Cloud, Rochester, Willmar, Brainerd and Bemidji also get sizable allowances. David Jennings, chief operating officer for the Minneapolis school district, said approximately half of the district's $68 million in compensatory aid for this school year has yet to come in. Losing any of it would be "catastrophic," he said. "We would immediately have to begin laying people off," Jennings said. .... [TB again] $34 million (half of the $68) between now and the end of the school year. How does a school district make that kind of adjustment with about 4 months left in the school year? Terrell Brown Loring Park terrell at terrellbrown dot org __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
