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Effects of Revenue Limits

Faced with a fixed income while educational costs continue to rise, school districts have been forced to reduce costs through such measures as cutting or eliminating programs, delaying or foregoing the purchase of technology equipment, textbooks, supplies, school maintenance, construction projects, and staff training.  Research by the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators and the Wisconsin Education Association Council consistently show that there are no significant differences among rural/small town, suburban, and urban school districts as to the number of cost-cutting actions taken.  The number of cuts is unrelated to per pupil spending amount. (1)

Stevens Point Revenue - Expenditure Comparison
1994-1995 through 2000-2001

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(1)"Effects of the Revenue Caps on Programs and Services Offered by Wisconsin's Public Schools 1997-1998 School Year",   by Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators and the Wisconsin Education Association Council,  Analysis by Russ Allen, Ph.D.

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