Recent Election Could Increase Education Gaps
By UCLA IDEA Staff
On Tuesday, California voters in seven school districts approved parcel taxes to boost their local school funding. Parcel tax votes failed in two districts—Cutler-Orosi USD in the Central Valley and Los Angeles USD. (Ballotpedia). Last year 29 school districts put parcel taxes on the ballot, and 20 passed (San Jose Mercury News). This year 22 such measures have been brought to a vote, and 16 have passed. (more...)