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whitecar –
‘Also a school funded by taxpayers are getting state of the art equipment, and redesigning the property with trees, why is that something that taxpayers have to cover? ‘
Funding Public Schools is a local issue. Property taxes pay for most of the cost of public schools. Although public schools get a very small percentage of their funding from donations and parent and student fundraising efforts, by far the greatest proportion of the money comes from state and local governments.
If you live in a wealthy community, you want the school to give a better education, have modern devices with a beautiful campus. Public schools are probably the best investment of property taxes there is.
How is this connected to Democrats, Republicans or Liberals ?