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Wind farms bring windfalls for rural schools, but school finance laws limit how money is spent

  • Written by Eric Brunner, Professor of Economics and Policy, University of Connecticut
Wind farms bring windfalls for rural schools, but school finance laws limit how money is spentTexas has collected and spent more money on wind energy than any other state. Daxis/flickr, CC BY-ND

On the website for the local school district in Blackwell – a town of just over 300 people in rural Texas – school Superintendent Abe Gott says: “We believe that no matter your dreams, you can achieve them from Blackwell, Texas.&rdq...

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