Equal education for all

Star Tribune Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:29:07 GMT
Some school districts are breathing a budgetary sigh of relief

In a time of cuts, smart budgeting, previous cuts and just plain luck have helped a fortunate few stay out of the red. Despite all the hubbub over financially pinched school districts shutting down schools, laying off teachers by the score or ravaging their rainy-day funds, some districts will weather this year in relatively good shape. Certainly, it's a minority of Twin Cities school districts that won't have to trim expenses or raise fees to make ends meet. Still, a few -- including Fridley, Spring Lake Park, Columbia Heights and Anoka-Hennepin -- are managing to avoid such measures. That's the result of good luck, enough budget cuts in the past to tide them over this year, smart business moves or voter largesse.

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