OPINION: Nebraska fixed part of the school funding problem. But can it fix the new one it created?

By: Lynn Nejezchleb

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 670

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Between 2022 and 2025, Nebraska’s school funding system underwent a major shift. After decades of lagging near the bottom nationally in state support for local classrooms, the state significantly stepped up its financial investment.

Yet, much of this new money bypassed the state’s primary school funding formula, known as the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA). By funneling money outside this established system, Nebraska has created two competing school-aid models. One purports to …

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