e with justification that they are being treated inequitably in this area; others feel that since the property tax is the largest source of support for school funding, districts with less revenue from this vital source are automatically at a disadvantage vis-à-vis their more affluent neighbors. The question then becomes one of whether it is necessary for the State itself to use its educational funding powers to remedy this difference - a difference that is already at least partially addressed by the allocation of specific federal funds such as Title I funding for less affluent schools in both the rural and inner city areas (Hill 5).
It should be noted that in Missouri, as elsewhere, the state Board of Education (1) is empowered to oversee all pub
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