Lawmakers continue grappling with how to property tax increases and education financing [Video]

How education is paid for is a hot topic for Vermonters and lawmakers in the statehouse, with steep property tax increases set to hit people’s pockets. This is because education, in part, is paid for by property taxes, which has raised the question of whether education funding needs to be looked at.This is also all happening because we’ve seen an unprecedented amount of school budgets failed by voters since March some on their second and even third vote. “The last six months have been excruciatingly difficulty for public education in the state,” said Jeff Francis, the executive director of the Vermont Superintendent Association. “We know that we had 30 school budget defeats, we know that seven or eight have been revoted not one of the revotes has been successful.”The House Ways and Means Committee spent the week rethinking how the education system is funded, at one point giving it a …