LINCOLN, Neb. —

As many in the budding class of 2038 walked in for their first day of school on Tuesday, a team of state leaders and educators hunkered down to discuss their future.

"Never, never give up on a kid," Gov. Jim Pillen said to a newly established commission. "Our kids are a future. We can't let one be left behind."

The School Financing Review Commission also discussed the future of tax bills.

"The elephant in the room is property taxes," Nebraska Commissioner of Education Brian Maher said. "How do we address that?"

That question made up a large part of the almost four-hour meeting of the 18-person commission on Tuesday morning. The body took its first step after State Sen. Jana Hughes' LB 303 passed in the Legislature. Hughes said the commission was born to correct what sh

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