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on school district revenues and expenditures for the 2016 - 17 year in the Financial Data tab at the district and state level.
Teachers with the Minnesota chapter of Educators for Excellence, a policy - focused education reform group, have been working with Rep. Jenifer Loon, R - Eden Prairie, chair of the House Education Finance committee, on putting a legislative audit (H.F. 3600)
of school district revenue generation and spending on the legislative docket.
Daniel Thatcher, a senior policy specialist with the National Conference of State Legislatures, said that for many school districts, increases in state aid, which makes up an average of about 46 percent
of school district revenue, have not kept pace with inflation, student enrollment growth and other expenses.
Focusing on nationwide education finance policies, his work also analyzes the impact of school finance reforms and tax and expenditure limits on school district funding, as well as the effect of recessions
on school district revenues.