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Midland ISD is suing the state to challenge the 'Robin Hood' funding system that siphons local property tax dollars away from our classrooms. This legal battle could decide whether your tax money stays here to fund local schools or gets sent elsewhere.
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Declining — being discussed less frequently. 0 mentions in the last 30 days, 3 the 60 before.
If the district wins, more of your property tax dollars would stay in Midland to improve local school facilities and teacher pay.
Midland students and local taxpayers would benefit from having more resources directly invested in their own community's schools.
Other school districts across Texas that currently rely on these redistributed funds could see their budgets tighten if the system is overhauled.
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Midland Independent School District.Courtesy of Midland ISDThe Midland ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to sue the state of Texas over its public school funding system.The lawsuit, expected to be filed...