OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two suburban Omaha school boards have decided not to oppose or support a plan that would eliminate a common property tax levy for a school system aimed at closing the achievement gap between poor and middle-class students and increasing classroom diversity.
Ralston Public Schools Superintendent Mark Adler told the Omaha World-Herald that some board members liked parts of the plan, but they didn't want to be locked into supporting it.
The Papillion-La Vista board declined to vote either way on the specific plan but did vote on Monday to state that the board "does not support the Learning Community."
A report from the Learning Community superintendents last month said the common property tax levy is a barrier to improving the collaboration between the Learning Community and its 11 districts.
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