(KNSI) – Minnesota voters will decide Tuesday on the Permanent School Fund amendment, a change to the state constitution that would send more money to public schools without raising income or property taxes.
The money comes from a fund built on timber sales, mining and other natural resources. The change could mean about $570,000 more a year combined for the St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids-Rice and Sartell-St. Stephen school districts.
The St. Cloud Area School District now receives just under $750,000 from the fund and could see about $300,000 more. Sauk Rapids-Rice received about $279,000 this past year and would get about $140,000 more, while Sartell-St. Stephen receives about $312,000 and would get about $130,000 more…