tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424157340066465539.post8861316743957855502..comments2023-09-22T03:29:27.694-07:00Comments on Okemos Parents for Schools: Prop 1 - We Recommend You Vote "Yes"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12429580963160750228noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424157340066465539.post-73083407715428814252015-03-20T11:35:13.501-07:002015-03-20T11:35:13.501-07:00Here's one thing I'm concerned about: (if ...Here's one thing I'm concerned about: (if I remember correctly!) the lottery was supposed to generate money for schools, but it just got spread around. The previous sales tax increase - to go from 4% to 6% and to restructure school funding overall - has somewhat decreased disparities between districts but yet overall school funding keeps getting cut when the legislature wants to move money around. Do we have any guarantees that won't happen again? Already this year the legislature has refused to fund a study (about sufficient per-pupil costs) that was part of the deal to get this tax hike on the ballot. <br /><br />I totally understand the position that "this is the best we can get from the current crop of elected officials" but are there guarantees that they (and future legislatures!) will have to stick to what they're claiming??Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800864673813334725noreply@blogger.com