School District of Rhinelander superintendent Eric Burke discusses sources of school funding during a public informational meeting on the district’s April 1 operational referendum Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 at the Hodag Dome. (Photo by Heather Schaefer/River News)
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District officials explain funding issues, decision to go to referendum
School District of Rhinelander officials have answers for local voters who have questions about the upcoming operational referendum vote on April 1. During an informational meeting at the Hodag Dome Wednesday morning, district superintendent Eric Burke and finance director Bob Thom explained that Rhinelander, like a number of other northern Wisconsin school districts, is headed to referendum due to rising costs, an “outdated and inequitable” funding formula and a lack of state aid to public schools.
