Are Property Taxes for Education Fair?

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By James V. Shuls | Read Time 1 min
NPR has reported that property taxes make public education unfair because some school districts receive more property tax revenue than other districts. However, property taxes are set locally. Don’t voters and their elected officials get to set higher property taxes and choose to spend that money on schools as they see fit?
 
James V. Shuls

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James V. Shuls is a Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute and Head of the Education Liberty Branch of the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Phi Delta Kappan, Social Science Quarterly, Education Week, The...

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