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Because of Texas’ messed up “Robin Hood” school funding, a chunk of that increase would go to the state, not to Austin ISD.

https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/08/austin-isd-is-asking-voters-to-approve-a-new-tax-rate-to-help-fund-pay-raises-reduce-deficit/

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

"Robin Hood?" More like "Sheriff of Nottingham."

Nothing quite embodies the Republican attitude quite like taking a cut for themselves from the institutions designed to empower people.