Comments about ‘School financial equity bill defeated’

Anything that gives charters more money is a step in the WRONG direction.

They are doing a horrible job running things right now. Taking more money from the real schools is the wrong answer.

This bill (many names) assumes "that all students fit the same pair of shoes". The Salt Lake City District schools have to deal with more pronounced problems: violent gangs, 90% poverty conditions, second language learners, newly relocated refugees, high enrolloment turnover every year, low achievement scores, Title One schools, pollution, and the list goes on. The residents of Salt Lake City had planned and are paying their fair property taxes to educate their own children. You pay property taxes for your own students, school district, and charter schools. You sure don't want our school problems.

Giving more money to Districts schools when they are doing so poorly doesn't make sense either. All schools that are doing a poor job should be closed.

It would great if we could make all things fair and equal in all walks of life, including education. The fact is, that there are inequities in funding sources and circumstances in all districts. Taking money from one district to support another is probably going to hurt more than it helps. The north/east side of town gets more tax money than the more suburban districts (at least for now). There is an inclination to want spread that around in the effort to help ease the burden of property taxes in less commercial areas. I get that, and wonder if it is fair, either way you look at it.

Schools which have challenging circumstances get funding through federal programs which helps to equalize things somewhat, though it is far from perfect. Again, I wish life was more fair.

Watch out this bill may come back as part of an "Omnibus" bill next week.

Just more socialism packaged as "fairness".

What's my incentive to pay more taxes to schools if I know a greater percentage doesn't even affect my kids?

None...

Take from the haves to disperse (as big brother dictates) to the have nots.

No thanks.