Let's hope the kids did better than the lawmakers. At least three proposals have been drafted. Suggestions have been innovative, even exotic. There's the plan to install video gambling machines at Ohio's seven horse racetracks. With legislators facing a June 15 deadline from the Ohio Supreme Court, they better come up with something fast.
Property taxes are the one funding source over which local schools have direct control.
One solution would be to convince local residents that their schools need the funds and ask them to vote for the tax. It's a tough decision for the school boards and for the taxpayers. It's a choice only made tougher by the indecisiveness of state government. If you have a username and password, Log In here. Get it off your chest at Streetmail's message board.