The presidential race may have stolen the spotlight this election season, but there were some important propositions on ballots around the country that will impact your future — and the futures of our students.
Below we’ve compiled the 2016 ballot measures on education and their election results. Check the list to see what was voted on in your state.
Alabama
Alabama Auburn University Board of Trustees, Amendment 1: passed
Alaska
Alaska State Government Debt for Postsecondary Student Loans, Ballot Measure 2: did not pass
California
California Proposition 51, Public School Facility Bonds: passed
California Proposition 55 Extension of the Proposition 30 Income Tax Increase: passed
California Proposition 58, Non-English Languages Allowed in Public Education: passed
Georgia
Georgia Authorization of the State Government to Intervene in Failing Local Schools, Amendment 1: did not pass
Louisiana
Louisiana Authority of College Boards to Establish Tuition and Fees without Legislative Approval, Amendment 2: did not pass
Maine
Maine Tax on Incomes Exceeding $200,000 for Public Education, Question 2: passed
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Authorization of Additional Charter Schools and Charter School Expansion, Question 2: did not pass
Ohio
Cincinnati Public Schools Issue 44: passed
Oklahoma
Oklahoma One Percent Sales Tax, State Question 779: did not pass
Oregon
Oregon Outdoor School Lottery Fund, Measure 99: passed
Oregon State Funding for Dropout Prevention and College Readiness, Measure 98: passed
South Dakota
South Dakota Governance of Technical Education Institutes, Constitutional Amendment R: passed
Texas
San Antonio Indepedent School District Bond and Tax Ratification Election: passed
Houston ISD, Texas, Attendance Credits, Proposition 1: did not pass
Wisconsin
Madison Metropolitan School District's 2016 Operational Referendum: passed
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