[Winona Online Democracy]
I read in the paper today an letter by Joanie Heydt-Nelson asking the
Legislature to follow the Minnesota Constitution and specifically "to
establish a general and uniform system of public schools" and "The
legislature shall make such provisions by taxation or otherwise as will
secure a thorough and efficient system of public schools through-out the
state."
I would add to her question Minnesota Statue 471.71- 471.78 which enables
contracts to be declare null and void and to hold individually elected
officials liable which "vote for" indebtedness contracted in excess of
revenue except that MS 471.72 excludes this right from all the citizens of
Minnesota except those engaged in the mining of iron ore. Should elected
officials in the southern part of the state be less accountable?
Local control is the responsibility of local elected officials to know
their revenue and live within those limits regardless of an imbalanced
formula.
At the same time Greater Minnesota school districts need to continue to
fight to get the same dollars for every child as does every other school
district including those in the metro areas.
Paul Double
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