Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen introduced a multi-part education initiative today designed to boost the state’s investment in schools. It involves increasing state aid, reducing property taxes, and capping spending by school districts.
“All of us in Nebraska agree on two really simple things…that we never, ever quit on our kids and our kids are our future….and we all agree that property taxes have gotten so out of whack in Nebraska, that you don’t even need to own property to be affected.”
Pillen was joined by State Senators Rita Sanders, Robert Clements and Tom Briese in introducing elements of the package, which include a $113 million education foundation aid commitment and $157 million in funding for special education.