At Moorhead Area Public Schools, our mission is simple but powerful: to help every learner thrive in a changing world. Every day, we strive to live out that mission by building strong relationships, setting high expectations, and staying focused on student wellbeing and success. The results speak for themselves. Our schools are making real progress, and our students are excelling both in the classroom and beyond it.

To continue this momentum, we must face a hard truth: our district is in the middle of a financial crisis. State funding for education has not kept pace with inflation for decades — in fact, since 2005, state funding has effectively dropped 19%. Local funding is also well below average. Our current operating levy is just $224 per student compared to a statewide average of abou

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