Schools' Dire Straits Seen in Referendum Results
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › April 15, 2005
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While the Legislature and the governor debate whether and how to increase state financial aid to local school districts, voters in those districts are sending a strong message that they are tired of picking up the state's slack.
There were 98 requests to raise taxes or borrow money in last week's election. Nearly two-thirds were rejected.See the full content of this document
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Schools' Dire Straits Seen in Referendum Results
That's better than the approval rate of last fall, when 75 percent of the 51 tax proposals were rejected by school ...
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