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By Matt Pelkey
Rappahannock Npws StutTWriter
The proposed education budget for 200H-200y received little criticism from the public at the school board meeting Tuesday nught.
Tom dunk, a regular entic of die education budget who organized the citizen group Concerned Taxpayers of Rappahannock County, was the only member of the audience who spoke out against the budget. Junk said the board should determine the most effective way to spend money and reduce costs as enrollment drops.
Junk also said that some school districts were performing better on the state Standards of Learning tests despite having smaller budgets. He said the board should look to those districts for ideas to boost scores on a smaller budget.
Junk said he was circulating a petition that he intends to send to the General Assembly once he collects 2,500 signatures. He said he wants to keep the pressure on next year if the two school handing bills that are waiting for Governor Kaine's approval are signed into law. Th<^ two bills could bring Rappahannock about $250,000 annually, an amount significantly smaller than what county and school officials had originally hoped for.
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