School districts in Texas have different amounts of property to tax to raise money for their local public schools. Some of the wealth in certain districts is generated by tax resources that all Texans pay for and should benefit from.

The Texas Constitution says education is the state's responsibility. The courts have ruled that since there is wide variance in school district property wealth in Texas, the state must equalize school funding.

The state provides a different amount of money to schools based on district wealth.

• Low wealth districts raise little and get much from the state
• Average wealth districts raise about half and get other half from the state
• Wealthy districts raise most money from local taxes and get little state funding

As a result, all districts have similar amounts of money to pay for local schools regardless of local wealth.

See a comparison of how things were before and after fair funding.  [before]

New Proposals are Being Considered
Any new plan that is put in place must be equitable, otherwise we will go back to the days of massive unequal funding. We cannot afford to turn back the clock on equity.

Learn more about the issue, see Why Fair Funding.
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