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Board member says state study and proposed bills could shift funding away from public schools
Summary
At the Fremont City Schools board meeting, a board member summarized a state study that reported underfunding of economically disadvantaged students and warned that proposed tax and levy changes plus voucher expansions could reduce local school funding.
Don, a member of the Fremont City Schools Board of Education, told the board on Sept. 8 that a recently commissioned state study showed the state is underfunding economically disadvantaged students by $3,294 per pupil annually and recommends roughly a 48% funding increase. He said the finding would, if implemented, replace the district's current disadvantaged pupil impact aid.
The board member said the governor—s Fair School Funding Work Group also discussed residential property tax issues and that three bills his state representative sponsored—which he described…
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