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TexasTowelie

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Tue Sep 13, 2016, 06:09 AM Sep 2016

Rural legislators express dislike for new school-funding system [View all]

PIERRE – South Dakota’s new school-funding system doesn’t provide enough money to small-enrollment school systems, state legislators elected from rural areas said Monday.

They said schools aren’t receiving enough funding to cover one teacher per grade.

The comments came from two Democrats and two Republicans during a presentation on the new formula by Tami Darnall, finance director for the state Department of Education.

Earlier this year the Legislature approved Gov. Dennis Daugaaard’s request to raise the state sales tax to 4.5 percent from 4 percent.

Read more: http://www.capjournal.com/news/rural-legislators-express-dislike-for-new-school-funding-system/article_f1d35c14-796d-11e6-876a-1f17c6c5b97f.html

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