[Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with declining enrollment

Troy Merrill troy1@moscow.com
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:49:57 -0700 

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This is not a direct reply but I felt compelled to comment.  There used =
to be a widely circulated slogan that went, approximately, "What if the =
military had to have a bake sale?"  Regardless of your position on =
government v capitalistic schools the juxtaposition of the huge =
increases in military spending, most of which are pure pork, and the =
inpoverishment of basic civil services most give one pause.

Troy Merrill

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  Subject: [Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with declining =
enrollment


  IDAHO FALLS - The Idaho Falls School Board cut 117 mostly part-time =
jobs and $1.36 million from the district's budget this week.



  School officials said stagnant state funding, an eight-year enrollment =
slide, a turbulent economy and surging costs for energy and employee =
benefits left the district no choice but to cut payroll by nearly 4 =
percent for the first time in at least 30 years.



  For more:  http://www.idahostatesman.com/Story.asp?ID=3D43124=20



  Jack

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  Jack Van Deventer

  jack@wsu.edu



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is not a direct reply but I felt =
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comment.&nbsp; There used to be a widely circulated slogan that went,=20
approximately, "What if the military had to have a bake sale?"&nbsp; =
Regardless=20
of your position on government v capitalistic schools the juxtaposition =
of the=20
huge increases in military spending, most of which&nbsp;are pure pork, =
and the=20
inpoverishment of basic civil services most give one pause.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Troy Merrill</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3Djack@wsu.edu href=3D"mailto:jack@wsu.edu">Van Deventer, =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 27, 2003 =
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Falls School=20
  Board cut 117 mostly part-time jobs and $1.36 million from the =
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  budget this week.</P>
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  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">School officials said stagnant state =
funding, an=20
  eight-year enrollment slide, a turbulent economy and surging costs for =
energy=20
  and employee benefits left the district no choice but to cut payroll =
by nearly=20
  4 percent for the first time in at least 30 years.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For more:&nbsp; <A=20
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href=3D"http://www.idahostatesman.com/Story.asp?ID=3D43124">http://www.id=
ahostatesman.com/Story.asp?ID=3D43124</A>=20
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