It seems like most everyone is talking about the expected cuts in government funding of public schools and saying that we should not cut the funding, but not many are giving suggestions on how we could prevent that from happening. With this coming budget deficit there aren't too many options afforded to the government and even less money to go around. Obviously no one wants their programs cut and the lobbyists are hounding the current legislatures to gain support for their programs.
The current Robin Hood plan spreads the school financing throughout the property-wealthy school districts and the property-poor school districts in order to keep school financing equitable. Megan Fisher believes that "we are already supplying our state with the necessary funds for a "better" educational system", while M.Sandoval believes "Texas should adopt a personal income tax". For most Texans the mere mention of a personal income tax incites anger and opposition and is a subject that would most likely destroy the career of any politician, but maybe it is about time to take a look at this option, especially for those who are demanding that public school funding not be cut. The only viable way I see to prevent cuts in public school financing is the increase revenue and the current Robin Hood plan has funded a large part public school finances, but public schools are still under funded. Megan thinks that the current plan provides enough funds for a "better" education system, but I contend that the property values across Texas have dropped therefore reducing the amount of property tax across the table to fund our school systems. As far as "better" goes, I think a bit more research and comparison needs to be done on your part. The Robin Hood system in Texas tries to finance schools in Texas equally, but the education is nowhere near equal from district to district. We Texans pride ourselves on southern hospitality, but when it comes to helping the less fortunate why are we getting stingy over a few more dollars out of each of our pockets?
The current Robin Hood plan spreads the school financing throughout the property-wealthy school districts and the property-poor school districts in order to keep school financing equitable. Megan Fisher believes that "we are already supplying our state with the necessary funds for a "better" educational system", while M.Sandoval believes "Texas should adopt a personal income tax". For most Texans the mere mention of a personal income tax incites anger and opposition and is a subject that would most likely destroy the career of any politician, but maybe it is about time to take a look at this option, especially for those who are demanding that public school funding not be cut. The only viable way I see to prevent cuts in public school financing is the increase revenue and the current Robin Hood plan has funded a large part public school finances, but public schools are still under funded. Megan thinks that the current plan provides enough funds for a "better" education system, but I contend that the property values across Texas have dropped therefore reducing the amount of property tax across the table to fund our school systems. As far as "better" goes, I think a bit more research and comparison needs to be done on your part. The Robin Hood system in Texas tries to finance schools in Texas equally, but the education is nowhere near equal from district to district. We Texans pride ourselves on southern hospitality, but when it comes to helping the less fortunate why are we getting stingy over a few more dollars out of each of our pockets?
