Election Day brings mixed bag of results for North Dakota and Minnesota school districts

FARGO — Voters in school districts across North Dakota and Minnesota had their say about funding for their local schools on Election Day, with varying levels of success. Of the questions related to mill levies, operating levies and bond measures, only a handful passed while more went down in defeat, leaving school leaders wondering what the future holds. Residents of the Fargo school district approved an excess mill levy, essentially a continuation of a tax to fund salaries, programming and other general fund expenses for Fargo Public Schools. In final, unofficial results, 63% voted yes while 37% voted no. Superintendent Cory Steiner said his reaction is a feeling of gratitude. “I was surprised by the results, not surprised by the support. I just think it's tougher and tougher to get a vast majority of people to agree on something,” he said. With the focus of the last year spent on trying to get a budget deficit solved, Steiner said the district was looking backward.

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