What State Funding Of Public Education Should Look Like

[Rick Rowlands]

What about an additional tax assessment on parents to help pay for their children's education?   When a child is enrolled in public schools each parent would then have a "school assessment" tacked onto their income tax bills.  In this way parents would become directly responsible to contribute to their children's educations, and we would also have the enforcement power of the tax collectors to ensure payment.  Even parents with no income or tax liability would owe this assessment, or face punishment for tax evasion.

[irishbobcat]

What State Funding Of Public Education Should Look Like
In terms of  the state funding public education, I believe: · Each student has a fundamental right to a high quality public education. · Phantom revenue must be eliminated. · School funding is a state responsibility. · Educational opportunities must extend from Pre-K through grade 12. · Enforceability of the right of students high quality educational opportunities must be included in the package. · The over-reliance on property tax must be reduced. Property tax relief must be achieved. · The quality of education must not be a function of school district property valuation or district income.

I believe we need to establish a process for determining the components and costs of a high quality education and provides that the state shall pay 100% of the cost for an adequate education for every child and 100% of the cost of the categoricals that enable every school district to provide such an education to every student.

Dennis S. Spisak-Green Party of Ohio Nominee for Governor

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