The Texas Whip: Texas Senate Passes School Finace Plan

The Texas Whip: Texas Senate Passes School Finace Plan: "Bottom line: Robin Hood system stays in tact, although to a less onerous degree. You're not going to get a syetm without wealth redistribution from district to disctrict, especially since percentage of school funding from the state has dropped dramatically since the 1960's. However, the current Robin Hood system drives many people in 'rich districts' to anger because a chuck of their property taxes is directly siphoned from their assesments to the 'poor districts' of the state. A district like Eanes ISD can tell you exactly what percentage of your bill is going to West Lake HS and what's going away to poorer schools. It is a little too close to the surface to be politically popular."