Keller ISD takes stand against 'Robin Hood' school funding mechanism
The funding mechanism known as Robin Hood has existed in Texas for about 40 years. Property-wealthy school districts are required to send tax dolla...
The funding mechanism known as Robin Hood has existed in Texas for about 40 years. Property-wealthy school districts are required to send tax dollars back to the state so they can, in theory, be distributed to districts in need. Keller ISD trustees have been asking the state to show them what it is doing with the tax dollars collected through recapture. They say the state is not giving them any answers. - Fed up with the state's school funding mechanism known as Robin Hood, Keller ISD's school board said they're not going to play along anymore.