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The Ohio Supreme Court in 1997 ruled that Ohio’s school funding system was unconstitutional, in part because of an overreliance on property taxes.

The case was dismissed in 2003 and the state legislature has tweaked the formula several times since. But those changes have not been tested in court and plenty of people still argue that the system is unequitable. With property taxes soaring and frustrated homeowners clamoring for relief, the issue of school funding is once again front and center.

So far, most legislative ideas have addressed only small pieces of the problem by taking money from schools.

But, finally, we have a big concept to consider. What if we repla

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