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I commented in my group Wiki that I felt that one of the most important events was the efforts by Mirabeau Lamar to fund education through the one thing that Texas had a lot of, land. This thought has remained as the central issue in school funding since the early years of the Republic of Texas. Another important event in school finance was property valuation tax of 1871 that once again set a precedent, this time with a tax on land. The third event I cited was the Gilmer-Aiken Laws of 1949. These laws codified and organized the idea that the state would get involved in supplementing local tax payers efforts and firmly planted the state in the role of providing funding for education. Of course, the more recent funding solutions are causing concern for us now, but only time will tell if they have the lasting impact that the three mentioned above have had. ||
 * I enjoyed this part of the week’s assignments. The history of school finance in Texas shows that Texans have long valued education, but they’ve struggled to find an appropriate way to fund it.