The bigger a bureaucracy grows, the more inefficient it becomes. The California Department of Education is no exception. Today, most of the property tax funds go directly to the State of California. After taking out the State's cut, these funds are returned to the school districts. The main rational for this is to insure that "per student spending" is the same throughout California.There are a number of exceptions resulting in inequalities. However, that is a subject for another time.

A significant number of people are proposing that directing property tax revenues to the individual counties instead of the State of California would result in significant cost reductions, a more efficient educational system and, an educational administration more in tune with the local school district's needs.

When you compare the property tax base of each county and divide by the number of potential students, you end up in close parity with the current amount of per student spending.   "Catagory Funds" could be eliminated or at least redefined to be more reflective of the needs of local school districts.  This would end the current state wide "one size fits all" model. 

 

School districts would have more imput into how and where limited resources are used.   After all, local school boards and administrators are more in tune to the needs of their neighborhood schools than the bureaucrats in Sacramento.  

 

 A simple question to those who want to continue the status quo.  Do our children deserve the best and most comprehensive education possible?  Yes or No?