The Newton County School Board recently approved moving forward with the education Special Local Option Sales Tax referendum, but that's just the beginning. The BOE wants to continue SPLOST, but some taxpayers are dubious - so how does that one cent affect the students of Newton County? What is the education SPLOST?The education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax would allow the school system to ask voters of Newton County (on a March 19 referendum vote) to collect a one percent sales and use tax used solely for the funding of improvements for the schools.