Shawnee Mission, Kan., parents sue to raise school taxes

02-22-2011

By Heather Hollingsworth/Huffington Post

Parents in a suburban Kansas City school district where some homes cost $1 million or more have done as much as they can to raise money for their children's schools, including holding country club fundraisers to pay for elementary Spanish programs, counselors and nurses. But with limits on what private money can be used for and state funding cuts forcing the closure of schools and increases in class size, the parents want a judge to toss out state property tax caps so they can pay more for their schools. Seventeen parents have filed a federal lawsuit that's believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. A hearing in the case is set for Friday. School funding lawsuits have been filed in 45 states, but most of those ask the states to provide more money for education, said Molly Hunter, director of education justice at the Education Law Center in New Jersey. (more...)

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