Show Pro Properly erty Tax Has fIas Failed To Sll Support ort Public School Public schools face a crisis from I which they cannot o unless the I states build up workable system o of ot support for them says Dr Rodney L. L j. j Mott Molt research director American j Lc Legislators Legislators' association Hundreds of ot schools have not been opened nt at all an this year and in at least cast Ct 2500 districts schools will be closed 4 many weeks earlier than they should be c Dr Mott points out This is main v. v ly y because became the principal sources of ot of Si 1 schools' schools revenue the revenue the general property prop prop- erty tax has tax has dried up The small equalization funds which states have set up to aid poorer districts have iy In most cases b been e inadequate to meet 4 the present difficulties The usual plan for lor state aid to the schools is to divert the pro proceeds eds ol ot oi some specified tax into the state common com com- 0 mon school fund This has its draw draw- backs jacks because rarely have the cot costs of ot education balanced exactly the revenue yielded by the taxes chose chos chosen n. n Budgeting is thus made W ble California follows another pla plan plan- providing 60 from the general treasury treas I iury ury for each grade school child each year and 90 for each high school sehl child The difficulty with this thi He lies in the fact that the cost of ot education per pupil does not remain t tover over a period of ot years North Carolina has taken over the tho entire support of Its schools State Slate financing and state supervision have I enabled the schools to keep open and financially healthy Finding its state stalo equalizing fund inadequate to help out the schools this state stale now fin finances an months' months school year Ta Tax TaC f support conies comes from the utility franch fran fran- ch es corporation Income and of at certain companies The sup port is fairly stable and can an be gauged ahead of time j j Centralizing the schools under under- the states state's wing has rc resulted in certain economies of operation also it is it pointed out Purchasing of ot supplies for all nU schools of ot the state stale for ox exl ample has decreased the outlay for coal by about one |