Proposal Would Lead To Increase In State Aid To School Districts
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Adam Uhernik
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
The democratic minority in the South Dakota legislature is proposing measures that would lead to increases in state aid to school districts.
The democrats' plan would set a funding goal equal to the average spent by neighboring states, which would amount to a substantial increase in spending per student. Democrats also want to have state aid to schools rise each year by the same amount as overall state revenues rise.
Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the democrats are taking the wrong approach because increased spending does not lead to gains in student achievement.
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