We will most likely vote yes on every school referendum that comes our way
I used to vote for tax increases until they became out of control here (45% average increase in 5 years which means double digit property tax bill with 70% to the schools).. When we were looking at properties in N. VA recently, I was shocked to see how much lower their property taxes were in comparison to ours, especially since I had been warned they were so high. The schools seemed far more impressive though, with average SATs of 1200.
In our area the monies go to pay the army of administrators while the school board lays off dozens of teachers. For example, our HS superintendent (for a single school) makes more money than our state governor - IL. This school used to be great back in the day and they beat that reputation to death by touting the pass rate for state tests.
I support school competition in the form of school choice between public, charter or voucher and believe (our local) public schools should channel more energy and money towards the kids.
