Some Texas school systems withheld funds that were to go to poorer districts
Nov. 15, 2010
State education agency determined that more than $40 million was being held back
From The Dallas Morning News: Dozens of wealthy Texas school districts held on to more than $40 million in tax money that should have gone to poorer districts under the state's "Robin Hood" law until the state demanded they pay up this year, The Texas Education Agency discovered the delinquencies last summer during a review. Under the "Robin Hood" law, schools that collect large amounts of property tax revenue are required to make annual payments to the state, which then distributes a share of that money to poorer districts.
