Since the news broke about the Jordan school district calling for an operating levy referendum Sept. 11, there have been six news stories, five columns, and six letters to the editor discussing the issues.

Each week there have been at least two items on the topic.

A lot has been said and there have been a lot of numbers printed. Before the Nov. 4 election, I'm sure there will be more said.

Over the few week’s I’ve been here, a number of questions have been brought up about the Jordan school district operating levy referendum. I gathered as many questions as I could find, added a few of my own, and headed out to find the answers. Here’s what I’ve come up with:

What is an operating levy referendum?

Jordan schools might soon face $425,000 in budget cuts this year if voters don’t vote yes on a referendum to pay the same amount through property taxes.

Having already cut much out of the budget, some Board of Education members said the schools can’t cut anything else without compromising quality education.

“We’re running out of popular choices,” Chairperson Dan Buresh said during a special board meeting Monday.

The Jordan School Board will discuss long-range planning needs at an Oct. 22 meeting.

The Jordan School Board reviewed its goals for the 2006-2007 school year, and discussed plans for future goals.