Show schools need money more pupils fewer teachers poor pay fewer schools larger classes less lesa poney money for all purposes are high points it in tile the plight of american public schools money rather the lack of it Is the root of school deterioration arid and difficulties why haye have the alie schools suffered so grievously from lack of funds the answer Is simple schools are tho the most completely local of american public services to support them the most completely local source of income real estate farms homes stores factories etc hag bas been taxed depression Depre eslon sion crus crushed lica local real estate values in turn crushing education many citizens have been unable to pay their taxes delinquent eles in taxes for schools run a aa s high ns as in a single state losing closing of banks was an added blow blow school funds frozen iq in banks in ili one state totaled decrease of real estate values brings a deer decrease 0 ase in a assessed ss 0 s so d values tor for taxing purposes which brings a decrease in tile the amount which a given tar rate will provide for schools differences in wealth are another factor A tax of every 1009 1000 of property for school support would 58 per child in n state in ili another thus states stagger under unequal burdens in trying to maintain equality of educational opportunity yet tho the depression must musi ot be I 1 blamed for althae al that has happened to the schools the cost of education has been found to be a small part barf of the total debt of cities william 11 allen alien director of th the institute of public eG says that public pu balc debts incurred for educational purposes are far sin smaller aller than generally believed and implied by critics of school spending mr air allen alien reported an ail analysis of cities showed school school debts are per cent of the total net bonded debt in cities of more than dian per cent in cities of to per cent in cities of to t arid and 34 per cent bentin in all ail cities under for the twenty four largest cities having populations of to 7 th the average per capita debt for schools Is under 34 that means mean san an In interest teresi charge of considerably under 2 per capita a ear and a family charge under 10 a year for interest on school sc hool plants ulfat make all other property more valuable have an economic value to any community an educated community la Is one with more wants to supply the problem of restoring ae the schools is in large part a fuestion of sounder tax tar and appropriation policies on the part of jeal leal and state governments the relative values of education and other functions and services of government overn ment should be kept more clearly in mind tion should be a first mortgage on available funds unless it becomes so no one can forecast for ecat how much more damage to the schools will result r how long it will continue even during the recovery |