[Mpls] "because the rooster crowed" or Re: bitter medicine ahead

[Dan McGuire]

    Ms. Moriarity responded to my request for an explanation of the $387.37 'subsidy' mentioned in the SW Journal article.
She said,  "This figure was arrived at by Marge Rowland of the MPS. It is based on  less than full occupancy."  Really, that
was it. The response reminds me of one answer to the classic question of why the sun comes up in the east.
Dan McGuire
Ericsson

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> > School board members say for Kenny, bitter closing medicine still coming
> > http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2004/03/04/news/news02.txt
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>     "If Moriarity's comments are any indication, Kenny parents' sick feelings are likely to linger. She said the money the
> district gets from the state does not cover the expenses of operating a smaller elementary school such as Kenny. The
> district pays a $387.37 subsidy for each of 354 Kenny pupils to ensure they receive state-mandated core programs."
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> One of the problems the board has is making statements like the one above by Ms. Moriarity.  Why does the district pay "a
> $387.37 subsidy for each of 354 Kenny pupils to ensure they receive state-mandated core programs."  That doesn't make
> sense.  What is that about, when did it start, why is it in place and is there nothing else that can be done about it?  It
> seems to be a justification for closing Kenny but it doesn't make sense.  If the board wants trust, they need to start
> making clear the facts behind their statements.
>
> And has anyone found out where those 800 empty classrooms are?  Is there any classroom furniture that could be used in the
> rooms where mixed-matched falling apart chairs and desks are being used?
>
> Dan McGuire
> Ericsson
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