Chapter 1
How property taxes actually work
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Chapter 2
Why school districts are funded this way
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Chapter 3
The history of school funding battles
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Chapter 4
How the rest of the world does it
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Property taxes and school districts
Ch 3 · The history of school funding battles
sloane Local Property Tax School Funding
The taxes from your local street, Decide what your school can achieve.
Fun Fact
First tax-funded school: Boston Latin School, founded in 1635, is the oldest public school in the United States and was funded by local taxpayers.
Glossary
property tax (noun)
A tax levied on real estate or other property by a government authority. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld this tax in a landmark Texas school funding case.
A tax levied on real estate or other property by a government authority. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld this tax in a landmark Texas school funding case.
Quiz
Because of the 1973 Supreme Court decision, where have most school funding lawsuits been filed?
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In the 1973 case San Antonio ISD v. Rodriguez, what did the US Supreme Court rule regarding education?
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What was the name of the 1647 Massachusetts law that laid the groundwork for tax-funded public schools?
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What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do to support public education in new US territories?
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What is the nickname for state laws that redistribute property tax revenues from wealthy districts to poorer ones?