I think not. A cartoon in the Minot Daily News a few days ago accurately depicted what happened. The cartoon was of two spectators standing beside the inaugural stand. No truer words were ever spoken of Decision 2000. Literacy, an important skill Darcy M. Cohrs Fargo Literacy is the key to a child's education.
Literacy affects all social levels including the affluent, middle income and very poor children.
I have always felt that the children of North Dakota were our future. I have heard some very disturbing news regarding cuts to the Title I funding for the children of North Dakota. Governor Schafer has requested the funding in the budget for the next legislative session. In the past session, they did not pass this funding for the children of North Dakota, instead a waiver was received from the federal government. North Dakota would be the only state not receiving Title I funds.