http://www.sunshineonschools.org/
There are more updates at Sunshine on Schools. Now, users are able to see where their school district ranks in terms of mills levied in that district (see Tax Levy Reports Link on the Home Page). Users will also be able to rank schools based on local revenue raised per pupil (see State Ranking Reports on the Home Page). If you would like to see a statistic not listed on Sunshine on Schools, please let us know. To contact us, click HERE.
Department of Public Instruction candidate Max Laird recently wrote the following on his blog:
It is curious that this newly released web site is found to be of value by my opponent. I too find it to be a reasonable way to view gross comparisons of school districts.
Since its late April launch, Sunshine on Schools has received praise from policymakers and administrators.
ND State Representative & Edinburg School Principal, Dave Monson:
"I found the information on the Sunshine on School's project to be very easy to read, accurate, informative, and useful. I am looking forward to the new updates and further information as it becomes available on the site. It is a great tool for school administrators!"
Why does the North Dakota Education Association (i.e. Teacher union) have a say in who becomes members of the Board of Higher Education? The last paragraph of a Fargo Forum article revealed something shocking.
Despite having a much smaller population, the Bismarck School District has more enrolled students than Fargo. However, the Fargo School District spent over $16 million more in 2006-07.
Expenditure reports show that the top 9 school districts spend more than the rest of the state combined.
