Another actually possible idea is to separate school funding from the local tax base. This leads to the nice public schools in rich areas and underfunded wastel

Another actually possible idea is to separate school funding from the local tax base. This leads to the nice public schools in rich areas and underfunded wastelands in poor urban areas. I went to such an underfunded school. Teachers were buying classroom supplies, the ones who could afford it (usually because their So had a good job) and cared.