Public Education
Indianapolis Public Schools backs referendum increasing property taxes to avoid ‘significant cuts’ or state takeoverVoters will decide this fall whether to help Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) address its fiscal shortfall through a referendum increasing their property taxes. “Half the referendum revenue, or $43.9 million, will… Read More
Public Education
Colorado’s second-largest school district ponders mill levy proposal as stopgap measure for budget deficitA Colorado school district is considering whether to place a mill levy measure on the November ballot that would raise an additional $135 million in taxes for schools if approved – even… Read More
Public Education
Illinois district allegedly used tax dollars for referendum campaign(The Center Square) – An ethics complaint filed on Monday is calling for an investigation into whether an Illinois school district violated state law by using tax dollars to… Read More
Public Education
More Indiana schools may use referendum approach this year, despite low voter approvalProperty tax reforms in Indiana could have paved the way for “as many as 100 public school districts” to ask voters directly for more funding through referenda, … Read More
Culture
Florida teens accused of bizarre attempted murder plot ordered held without bond(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two Florida teenagers accused of plotting to murder a fellow student at their high school are being held without bond after prosecutors detailed what… 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 – not for new… Read More
Public Education
Michigan group calls for ‘massive tax hike’ for public school despite ‘abysmal’ performance, dwindling enrollmentA new Michigan coalition is proposing a constitutional amendment to raise $1.7 billion for public schools – something voters should oppose unless the state can prove it will help… Read More
Public Education
Wichita, KS voters to decide fate of $450 million bond issue(The Sentinel) – 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… 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… 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… Read More
Public Education
Community group claims its Kansas school board lacks transparency in bond issue campaign(The Sentinel) – Voters in USD 273 Beloit (Kansas) go to the polls in April to decide the fate of a $20 million package of new construction… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump ordered to post $454M in New York fraud case(The Center Square) — Former President Donald Trump needs to fork over $454 million to comply with the verdict in his civil fraud trial, a New York appeals court… Read More
Courts
Washington superintendent gets diversion agreement on misdemeanor charge for removing political signs opposing school bondA Washington state school superintendent is on paid administrative leave after being charged with defacing and removing political signs urging voters to oppose the district’s capital bond measure. Read More
Public Education
Levies passing for most Spokane-area schools, but bond proposals failing(The Center Square) – Property tax levy proposals for 13 Spokane-area school districts are passing – some narrowly – but voters in five districts are rejecting long-term, multi-million-dollar bond… Read More
Public Education
‘Putting the cart before the horse’: 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