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School funding will be discussed at today State Board of Education meeting.
The board is expected to hear details of a finance study by a Colorado-based education policy consulting firm (Augenblick, Palaich and Associates) that says successful school districts have a total base expenditure of $8,677 per student and the state should work to create a more equitable funding system.
The State Board says school districts for the coming year will be receiving between $7,500 and $8,200 per student.
The report recommends a boost in the state’s per pupil spending.
Board president John Austin says the study reinforces the direction for change needed in the school funding system if we are to rejoin the ranks of high-performing states.
