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School district backs petitions
Forum to be held in 9-R Board Room to discuss drive
Herald Staff Report
Whitehead
The petition, called Honor 23 "Put Kids First," asks lawmakers to honor the will of state voters by ensuring the 1.9 percent funding hold-back from last spring be released to school districts statewide in January 2010.
The withheld funds amount to $627,000 for Durango 9-R, according to a news release issued Monday by the school district.
A forum will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the 9-R Board Room in the Administration Building, 201 E. 12th St., to discuss the petition drive.
The public is invited to the forum to ask questions and participate in a discussion concerning public-school funding in Colorado.
In attendance will be Sen. Bruce Whitehead, D-Hesperus, along with Beverly Ingle, president of the Colorado Education Association, as well as school superintendents and others from the area.
For more information or to arrange a time to sign the petition, contact your local school representative.
shane@durangoherald.com
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