Veering from an earlier push for broad changes to the way Oregon pays for its schools, Gov. John Kitzhaber recently unveiled a modest set of proposed ballot initiatives designed to shore up education funding without raising taxes. (edweek.org)
When Hollywood director Rob Reiner proposed a ballot initiative (Proposition 82 in 2006) calling for an income tax increase to make preschool universal and free for all of the state's four - year - olds, the governor sided with opponents, who noted that the measure would use precious potential tax revenue to pay for a service that a majority of the state's youngsters already received. (educationnext.org)
Proposed ballot initiatives on teacher tenure and the political use of union dues qualified last week for the next statewide elections in California. (edweek.org)