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Education > Education (Other) School accountability: Public vs private: 1 of 1

During elections last month in my town, a school district budget override was defeated. Surprisingly, less than 30% of the eligible voters showed up to vote, and the override failed by a mere 400 votes. They will have to cut half from a 6% increase. The school board is fuming. In the local paper, they claimed they are 'shocked' by the result. They are promising deep cuts, including busing. Of course, this appears in the same paper that reports on the next page that high food and gas prices are sending more people to the local food bank. I voted against the override, which would have result...
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