«A tax cap that is tied to an inflationary number that does not
reflect school district costs and which results in negative levies should raise concerns with both state policymakers and the general public that want a quality education for our students.»
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that
school district costs for teachers» health insurance rose at an average annual rate of 4 percent above inflation from 2004 to 2012.
«But it has failed to restrain, or cap, basically,
school district costs.»
Litigating against
a school district costs time and money that many parents don't have, and school districts are increasingly willing to spend.