On Tuesday, March 9, several Arizona school districts held budget override elections in an effort to protect school programs and services, reduce class size, and/or preserve teaching positions. Of the 24 school district overrides, 15 passed. The number of override campaigns, in addition to the victories for many districts where overrides had previously failed, shows communities are mobilizing to protect their public school programs, teachers, and class sizes. .
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School Districts with Passing Overrides:
Phoenix Union High School District
Arlington Elementary School District
Dysart Unified School District
Glendale Elementary School District
Isaac Elementary School District
Kyrene School District
Laveen Elementary School District
Tempe Elementary School District
Payson Unified School District
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District
Nogales Unified School District
Sahuarita Unified School District
Flagstaff Unified School District
Superior Unified School District
Picacho Elementary School District
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School Districts where Overrides Failed:
Tolleson Union High School District
Palo Verde Elementary School District
Deer Valley Unified School District
Maricopa Unified School District
Chino Valley Unified School District
Union Elementary School District
Marana Unified School District
Flowing Wells Unified School District
Red Rock Elementary School District
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Related News Articles:
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MUSD mull $9 million budget cut in wake of override failure ~ In Maricopa.com, Michael K. Rich, 3/12/2010
FUSD override OK’d ~ Arizona Daily Sun, Hillary Davis, 3/10/2010
Southwest Valley voters reject school budget overrides ~ AZ Central.com, Megan Gordon, 3/9/2010
Overrides being defeated in Marana, Flowing Wells District ~ AZ Daily Star, 3/9/2010
Sahuarita school district override passes by big margin ~ Green Valley News, Philip Franchine, 3/9/2010
Voters say ‘no’ to Chino Valley school override ~ The Prescott Daily Courier, Jerry Herrman, 3/9/2010
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As a Tucson resident, I am so embarrassed that the Flowing Wells override was defeated. One person told me that he wasn’t voting for it so he could “show the administrators at TUSD a lesson”. I couldn’t believe it. How can people be so stupid? How could people vote against their own future?
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