NYSUT, meanwhile, backed a study to determine whether
any changes to the funding formula is necessary, which would also take into consideration the impact on a small school district when a resident receives a windfall through inheritance or winning the lottery — a factor that throw aid formulations out of whack in areas with few wealthy people.
The challenge for Snyder lies in getting the legislation passed by the Wolverine State's legislature, who will have to deal with complaints from districts and NEA and AFT affiliates who will use the myth of local control — and proclaim that it the plan would put traditional districts out of business — to oppose
any changes to the funding formula on which they depend.
The state's education chief is seeking a $ 613 million increase in state spending on public schools and
changes to the funding formula that would have generated $ 26.8 million more for Madison this year if it had been in place.
«Piecemeal»
changes to the funding formula won't bring equity, he said.