
District 196 Approved an $825 Million Budget & Here's What's Actually In It
District 196 just approved an $825 million budget for next school year — here's the plain-English breakdown of where it all goes.
June 24, 2026
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District 196 just approved an $825 million budget for next school year — here's the plain-English breakdown of where it all goes.
June 24, 2026

District 196’s new busing rules mean you have to sign up to get a bus, your kid can only have two addresses, and one Rosemount road became the center of a heated debate.
April 15, 2026

Lakeville’s school board went deep on a years-long policy backlog, got good news on the $139.6M bond, and dropped some interesting student data.
April 15, 2026

District 196 just pulled the plug on magnet school busing at four schools and created new zones for two more — roughly 400 families need a new plan.
April 14, 2026
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