Many districts don't have the funds to maintain their buildings, fully staff their schools. We're seeing a lot of referenda to cover those costs. So can you help us understand what's driving those shortfalls? We, as a state, as a legislature, those that have been in charge, have not really fulfilled our constitutional obligation to provide the funding for public schools that are as equitable as possible in the fairest way. And we have, then an increase of the revenue used to pay for our schools is more and more coming from the taxpayer. (19:56–20:18)
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Asserts that the state legislature has not fulfilled its constitutional obligation to fund public schools equitably.
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