Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen has announced the initial members of a new School Finance Reform Committee, which will provide recommendations on how to update and reform the state’s school aid formula.
“This committee is the start of fulfilling my promise to update our antiquated school aid formula,” Pillen says. “Of our 244 school districts, only 86 receive any state aid. The formula is not fair, it is not Nebraska and it gives up on our kids.
Pillen says he will be collaborating with committee members to come up with recommendations on how to reform TEEOSA and create a system that invests in every Nebraska student.
Pillen will serve as chairman of the committee. Members of Governor-elect Pillen’s Policy Team:
- State Senator Rita Sanders
- State Senator Tom Briese
- Members of STANCE including Lakeview Superintendent Dr. Aaron Plas and Seward Superintendent Dr. Josh Fields
- Members of Omaha Public Schools including Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Logan
- Members of Lincoln Public Schools including Superintendent Dr. Paul Gausman
- Retired school superintendent and CEO of Avenues Scholars Dr. Ken Bird
- Nebraska Association of School Boards
- Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association
- The Nebraska Farm Bureau
- The Nebraska Cattlemen
- Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska