Public Education
Public schools increasingly implicated in illegal electioneeringPublic school districts across the country are increasingly under scrutiny for allegedly using public resources to influence elections. As the statewide election kicked off in Virginia Tuesday, a nonprofit watchdog… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota schools plead with taxpayers to cover budget shortfalls through levy referendaIn a November ballot referendum, St. Paul Public Schools will ask voters to agree to higher taxes for covering an estimated $37 million budget deficit â not for new programs,… Read More
Public Education
Michigan group calls for âmassive tax hikeâ for public school despite âabysmalâ performance, dwindling enrollmentA new Michigan coalition is proposing a constitutional amendment to raise $1.7 billion for public schools â something voters should oppose unless the state can prove it will help students,… Read More
Public Education
Wichita, KS voters to decide fate of $450 million bond issue(The Sentinel) â Barely three months after presidential and congressional elections transfixed the country, Wichita Public Schools patrons will head to the polls Feb. 25 to render a decision on a … Read More
Government
California pushes $10B school bond on taxpayersCalifornia voters will soon decide the fate of a $10 billion school bond measure for K-12 schools and community colleges. Proposition 2 would authorize borrowing $10… Read More
Public Education
Evidence for illegal electioneering on bond issue mounts in St. Joseph, Missouri school districtThe superintendent, director of communications and other St. Joseph, Missouri school district (SJSD) employees used district resources to coordinate and promote the yes campaign in a school bond issue that… Read More
Public Education
Community group claims its Kansas school board lacks transparency in bond issue campaign(The Sentinel) â Voters in USD 273 Beloit (Kansas) go to the polls in April to decide the fate of a $20 million package of new construction and… Read More
Courts
Washington superintendent gets diversion agreement on misdemeanor charge for removing political signs opposing school bondÂA Washington state school superintendent is on paid administrative leave after being charged with defacing and removing political signs urging voters to oppose the districtâs capital bond measure. Superintendent of… Read More
Public Education
Levies passing for most Spokane-area schools, but bond proposals failing(The Center Square) â Property tax levy proposals for 13 Spokane-area school districts are passing â some narrowly â but voters in five districts are rejecting long-term, multi-million-dollar bond proposals,… Read More
Public Education
‘Putting the cart before the horseâ: Missouri school board approves misleading bond proposalA Missouri school board is moving forward with a multi-million dollar bond, despite not knowing how the taxpayer dollars will be spent. The St. Joseph Board of Education… Read More