Declining enrollment is forcing rural schools across the state to shut their doors. Schools in greater Minnesota receive fewer dollars per pupil than their urban counterparts... and some people complain that funding gap is compounding the problem. Since Governor Ventura proposed his education budget last month, rural school district officials have been planning for the worst. Minnesota Public Radio's Laurel Druley has this report:
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