Then came legal challenges to the use of property taxes to pay for schools.

Their bill shows that $4,600 of the total pays for schools.

The money just goes into the whole budget - nobody really sees what they're paying for schools.

"We're paying a lot more, especially for schools, than we got back," she said.

They were also able to pay certain children's fees for voluntary schools.

Well-to-do parents pay for private schools with good teachers and small classes.

The person who has lived in a community five years is paying for schools through his taxes.

They fear all parents might eventually demand vouchers, including ones who now pay for private schools on their own.

But even if the measure is defeated, paying for schools will never be the same.

After all, the states and local taxpayers are the ones who pay for schools.