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Now Available: New Research from the Citizens League <br />Minnesota Homestead Property Tax Review 1992 <br />Minnesota Managed Care Review 1992 <br />Two new research reports from the Citizens League provide useful, objective information about two <br />topics that almost everyone thinks about; property taxes and health care. Minnesota Homestead <br />Property Tax Review 1992 builds on the annual property tax survey done by the League for the past 26 <br />years. It includes data and trend analysis on residential property taxes in the Twin Cities area and in <br />cities around the state. <br />Minnesota Managed Care Review 1992 provides valuable information about Minnesota ’s health <br />coverage marketplace, including health maintenance organizations, preferred provider arrangements, <br />and Blue Cross/Bluc Shield. The report, now in its third edition al.so analyzes key trends in enrollment, <br />self-insurance, and management arrangements and costs. Minnesota Managed Care Review 1992 is a <br />valuable reference for people who need to keep up with Minnesota ’s dynamic healtli care marketplace. <br />League members can buy cither rcpwit for $10.00; the nonmember price is $15.00. Discounts arc <br />available for multiple copy orders. To order your copies, please use the enclosed form or call the <br />Lc,ague at 612/338-0791. <br />Do you like your data in large doses? <br />The computer data sets developed by the League staff in preparing its analyses are also available. The <br />property tax data set includes fdes of multi-year data on property tax rates. valiuttions. and calculations I <br />of taxes on homes of deferent values. The managed health care files include data on health plan I <br />enrollment, finances, utilization, etc. The sets can be used on your PCs and Macintosh computers. <br />Orders placed by September 15.1992 get a $20 discount. Call the League office for details. <br />Public Affairs Directory 1991-1992 Now Available <br />The Citizens League Public Affairs Directory is a handy guide to the people and organizations in the <br />public, private, and nonprofit sectors that infiucncc and implement public policy in die state. The 1991- <br />92 edition is now available. Call the League office to order your copies. <br />School Shopper Help for Parents <br />THE SCHOOL BOOK: <br />A Comprehensive Guide to Elementary Schools in the Twin Cities <br />Minnesota parents who arc selecting schools now have a concise source of comparative information. <br />The School Book. A Comprehensive Guide to Elementary Schools in the Twin Cities, a new <br />publication from the Citizens League, is now available. The book profiles M9 public and private <br />elementary schools in the metropolitan area. <br />The book features information about each school's curriculum, forc'cn languages, building and <br />facilities, extracurricular activities, number of students and teachers, class si.tc, use of tcchno ’ogy, <br />grading svstem. parent organizations and communications, and services such as latchkey and breakfas*. <br />Each sch(’x)l profile includes a self-description of the school's teaching philosophy and strengths. <br />The School Book also includes information about what to consider when choosing a school, an <br />explanation of Minne.sota's school choice law. an application for the open enrollment program, and a <br />Metropolitan Council map of public schools .md di.stricts in the region. You can get a copy of The <br />School Book by calling the Citizens League at 612/338-0791 or by using the enclosed order form. <br />League membere can buy the book for $10.00; die nonmember price is $12.95.