Group Six: Chapter 9

Group six presented on Financial issues within the school. They had a great presentation with an interview from Anoka-Hennepin and they showed 3 videos. They started by talking about how schools are funded and where most of the money comes from that schools receive. Most of this money comes from state revenue. There are many issues in funding, one being that we are expected to spend more money than we are going to take in next year. Of course this is a huge problem because whenever you are taking in more money than you are spending there will be trouble. The biggest issue about funding inequality is that each school district has different needs, and many times these needs are not met.  Next the group discussed the pros and cons of having mayoral control vs. Local school board. There are many different benefits of having mayoral control but they explained how this can cause major issues in districts that are spread over a few different cities. They ended talking about the different choices of schools. There are public schools, private, charter, Kipp and homeschooling. It is important to be a proactive parent. Finding the right school for your child is very important. People often overlook their other options and just go with the local public school but this is not always the right choice for your child.