Dive Brief:

• The Omaha school board supports a proposal which would eliminate a property tax levy that it and neighboring districts currently mandate.  
• The board hopes the scrapping of the property tax levy will create a more collaborative environment with neighboring school districts and in turn diminish the achievement gap.  
• The lost property taxes would be replaced with state aid.

Dive Insight:

The superintendents of the 11 Learning Community districts presented recommendations that could replace the current property tax levy and keep a cash flow.  One idea, according to the Associated Press, was increased state aid to schools with large low-income and immigrant populations.  The next step will be presenting the recommendations to the Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee.