To build schools on equal footing

A special panel has been studying ways that Minnesota could change its method of paying for school construction. Currently, most such funding comes from property taxes, but many school districts criticize that system as fostering inequality between wealthy districts and poorer ones. The panel is due to present its findings to the Legislature this week.

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