blog written by missouri state representative

Vicker Walker, outgoing Missouri State Rep. (D) from southern Kansas City, has a blog: ThinkingDem. Here's an excerpt from a recent entry:

How do we fund education so that all public schools are funded, not only adequately, but satisfactorily? Funding means: books, materials, technology, buildings, teachers, principals, staff, extra ciricular?

Should it continue come from only property tax? I've heard tax experts say the best way to fund is a combination of : income, property and sales. That still means that poor areas get less.Should we forgo Federal funding for more state control? Should the Feds have any control over education? (not according to the Constititution) What about ciriculum? What is the best way to teach? Is the bar set too low for city and country kids? Are we doing anything with out manic obession with testing?

How do other countries, who out test us, and out-graduate us, fund and set teaching standards?

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