$60M School Referendum Proposal
From:
Michael Thompson
Date:
May 16 02:57 UTC
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I think these are very valid points. I'd be interested in seeing the
research that shows the more money we throw at education, the better
educated the children are. And I certainly hope that the $60 million figure
has some amount of fiscal logic to it (as much as it could have)...... and
is not poll driven, though Ms. Sullivan states otherwise. Tax increases by
poll? Nice.
I know, I know......this is the >>one<< issue that is really super-duper
important (at least for this week) that requires running again to the
bottomless pit of taxpayer dollars. I'm running out of veins that the city
and the county and the state can tap. This voter will vote a big no. The
schools can make do with what they have, like I have to.
Mike Thompson
Windom
I am a man, not an ATM.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Atherton" <<email obscured>>
To: "Minneapolis Issues Forum" <<email obscured>>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Mpls] $60M School Referendum Proposal
>I think that voters should be clear that a Yes vote on the referendum will
>do nothing to raise test score, reduce the achievement gap, or improve
>opportunities for poor students, just three of the serious problems facing
>the MPS. What a Yes vote does do is help subsidize teacher salaries, which
>I'm sure is sufficient reason for a majority of voters in Minneapolis to
>approve it.
>
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> Michael Atherton
> Prospect Park, Minneapolis
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