Public Education

Cash-strapped Wisconsin schools ask for record tax hikes, wearying voters

More than 20% of Wisconsin school districts have turned to voters for additional funding – proposing referenda questions at the highest rate in three decades, analysts say. “2024 actually was… Read More

Culture

Texans pass billions of dollars worth of bond debt, paid for by property tax hikes

(The Center Square) – Texans statewide passed billions of dollars’ worth of bonds on Tuesday, according to unofficial results. All bond proposition ballot language explicitly states, “This is a property… Read More

Public Education

Texas school may have illegally pushed vote on billion-dollar school bond, revealing common problems with how bond issues work

A Texas public school district is under investigation for what Gov. Greg Abbott calls a “likely crime” – school bond electioneering.  School officials may have pressured… Read More