This document was written to inform a low income black community about the financial problems schools are having and to elicit their reactions to alternative ways by which schools could be financed. The document cites examples of school budget crises throughout the nation, presents a breakdown of present sources of school revenue, discusses how money affects the quality of education, and cites court decisions which have held the property tax method of school finance to be unconstitutional in some cases. The document then considers the advantage and drawbacks of alternative plans of school finance that educators and financial experts say will reorganize school support on a more equitable basis. Possible methods of implementing these plans are also discussed. Four school finance plans are considered in detail in the appendix: (1) total funding by the State, (2) cooperative State and local plans, (3) district power equalization, and (4) district reorganization. For a description of the development and dissemination of this document see EA 005 105. Other related documents are ED 070 188, EA 005 106, and EA 005 108-EA 005 111. (DN)