Paying for Common Schools With Local Taxes

Begin with town meetings, then the township grid and the school tax, which both deal with schools. End with the state constitutions organizer.

Figure a 3 mill school tax on three sample farms and compare it with an old rate bill. A mill is one tenth of a cent. A tax of 1 mill on each dollar of value equals $1 for every $1,000 of property value. The directions on the page read: Read the text and study the sample ledger. Then solve the problems on page 2. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 8th grade State and Local Government, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

Selectmen were a small board chosen by voters to run a New England town between meetings. They called each meeting by issuing a warrant that listed every topic.

A mill is one tenth of a cent. A tax of 1 mill on each dollar of value equals $1 for every $1,000 of property value, and the school tax sheet uses a sample rate of 3 mills.

Congress reserved lot 16 in every township for public schools. Lots 8, 11, 26 and 29 were kept for the United States to sell later.