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School board pushes for fiscal transparency

Our friends at the Associated School Boards of South Dakota passed along this newsworthy story from Open Forum. It's a splendid idea to help lawmakers, policymakers and the public better understand the costs and consequences of mandates that are not fully funded. The letter from Rapid City school board members to the South Dakota Board of Education comes on the heels of budget cuts.

Rapid City Area Schools recently cut $2.3 million from their operating budget - a move that forced board members to choose compliance with mandates over music and library programs.

The school district, which is an NSBA National Affiliate, outlined the cuts and the reasons behind them for its community. Their suggestion reminds us of action taken a few years back by a New Hampshire school board.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on May 20, 2008 (boomark / email).