Madison Schools’ Board of Education Candidate Take Home Test: Week 6

Isthmus:

  1. Three-quarters of Madison homeowners don’t have kids in school, and almost half ($2,087) of the average Madison homeowner’s property tax bill ($4,633) this year goes to fund the Madison schools. What do you say to taxpayers who feel they’re paying too much?
  2. Extra Credit: If you could change two ways in which state law affects individual school districts, what would they be?
  3. More Extra Credit: How many lottery tickets have you purchased over the last year?