Graphic courtesy of Schools for Equity in EducationThis graphic shows the gap between current school funding in Minnesota versus what funding would be if it was adjusted for inflation.
The school funding formula in Minnesota is determined by a highly complicated mathematical equation. To truly understand all of the nuances, one has to, for all intents and purposes, live and breathe the data on a daily basis. Less complicated for members of the Forest Lake Area School Board, however, is their view that per pupil funding is not adequate, forcing schools and ultimately students to suffer the consequences.
“By definition, the formula is fair as it works out equally no matter where a student goes to school,” Forest Lake School Board Member Luke Odegaard said. “However, it is not adequate, as the Legislature stopped adjusting for inflation around 1991. Since then, the gap has and continues only to get wider.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
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