21. A Citizen's Guide to Your District's Finances [STATEWIDE]

How are voters supposed to know whether a school district has been spending tax dollars responsibly? How are community members supposed to evaluate a district's claim that it needs a referendum? This episode gives you some public resources to start with -- what's driving cost increases and where are they occurring? How have revenue sources changed in response? What has the district already done to limit costs? LINKS: 1.) "Multiyear Comparative Cost Detail" spreadsheet (explanation of formulas etc is here) 2.) "Multiyear Comparative Revenue Detail" spreadsheet (explanation of formulas etc is here) 3.) WI Dept of Public Instruction's "All Staff Report" page.