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By Dr. Harry Tennant
Thursday, January 27, 2011 Trends: Texas School Finance Reform Long On Proponents, Short On Solutions The bill below is a fairly succinct statement of dissatisfaction with the means of public school financing in Texas--->property taxation. Like most such statements it is incomplete (in that it lacks any proposed solution), but it does express the strong sentiment that something different must be done. It seems to me like the bill, introduced by Texas State Representative Phil King, is but one more push towards fundamental reform. Having said that, Texas seems quite a long way from sharing public school resources equally. Boy, this school finance reform is contentious business. Is it Robin Hood....or are we in this together? Where are the boundaries of "our" territory? Global, national, state, regional, local, or a 1000-piece puzzle (districts) within our diverse state? Does it take a village to raise a child...or a state...or a nation...or a world?  This seems like more of a call to action than anything. Notice that "repeal" of the Texas Education Code January 1, 2016 would only occur if an amendment is passed in the 2011 legislative session that would create an alternate plan by that time. Not likely. Posted at 9:48 AM Keywords: Trends , Texas , School Finance , School Finance Reform 0 Comments |