Unequal education

In class today we watched a movie about how children receive different education based on where they go to school.  We talked about how we can close the gap on this problem.  It seemed to fall back on funding.  Funding is a huge issue, I know when I was in high school there was always a new thing that had to be cut in order to keep the district afloat.  It got to the point where some sports that were on the verge of being 'cut' were extremely expensive to take part in.  Now funding relys on property taxes, and obviously this is not working fpr the little district I came from.  It may be working perfectly for wealthier communities and that is wonderful, but it is not working for all.  The movie we watched showed a perfect example how two schools in the same district differ greatly in the funding, and also the way the students are learning and the teachers that are teaching.   I know this has been an issue for quite some time, and I don't know if there is one right answer of how to change this, but if what we are doing is not working for smaller districts like the one I graduated from, then I think there should be some sort of change.  There are thoughts of taking a federal income tax and distributing all of the resources equally to each district.  This is one solution that may work.  It will definetly help those schools who are hurting as far as funding goes, but it may also hurt those who are doing fine with the current system.  It kind of seems like a Robin Hood idea 'steal from the rich to feed the poor.'  I do not know what is best or what should be done, but there has to be something done to help out the schools that need it most.  It is not right to sit back and watch some kids excell because they are given the resources and at the same time watch others fail because they were not given those same opportunities.  That is by no means fair.  Hopefully something is done about this soon, because I hate to think of all of those kids who are learning to hate school or feel like they are not gaining anything by being there!