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In reply to the discussion: This Is What A $60 Million High School Football Stadium Looks Like [View all]MineralMan
(151,198 posts)some minimum level, leaving all the extras to be levied on the local property owners. Rich districts vote it in and the discrepancy continues. Personally, I think all schools should be funded at the same rate, regulated by the state, and levied on property taxes. No ups, no extras. What that would mean is that the rich districts would push to increase the funding, and when they did, that funding would be the same across the board, since it would require a state vote.
The federal government should be involved, setting the standard for the minimum per student funding that would be allowed in any state. That would keep at least a certain level of funding supplied to every school district. States could opt to pay more, as long as every district got the same amount per student.