2026 Prop320

Prop 320 would cut ANOTHER Billion dollars from Schools!  Vote No.

It is a terrible proposition, masquerading as an idea to require better use of education dollars, but in truth it is another bomb from the Republican tool-chest to destroy public education.  The sponsor, Republican Rep. Matt Gress talks the talk about more money for the classroom,  but his actions and bills take money away from public schools. 

He claims that this bill will put more money into the classroom, but the bill actually takes money OUT of classrooms!
Please vote "No." 

If "Instruction"  is less than 60% of a school district's operational spending,  then this Prop would punish the students and teachers in the school by taking away their "Classroom Site Funding."  Voters created the CSF to promote performance pay for teachers to earn more for better work.  This prop would reverse what voters approved in 2001.

Not only is it wrong and illogical, it is also harmful to students. 

"Instruction" obviously means teachers, aides, and books in the classroom. To comply, a school would have to cut something from an area that also supports classrooms such as:

Counselors, math and reading specialists, speech pathologists and other special education professionals, SRO s and safety officers, buses, fuel, technology, and maintenance.

Arizona ranks among the lowest in per pupil funding year after year, and it has not kept up with inflation. This prop would make it worse for our students.

To get the best results from your education tax dollars politicians should not micromanage whether a school hires a counselor or a crossing guard.  

Please vote No.

1. Republicans created this Prop to hurt your child’s public school.
2. They literally came up with an arbitrary reason to cut funding to schools. 
   1. To get rural Republicans to vote for it,  they designed the punishments to not affect rural Republican legislators’ districts.  Republican politicians do not want to explain big job losses to their constituents in areas where there are few other jobs, and the public school is a major employer.
   2. This prop will push school districts to Fire a lot of people who support teachers:  Technology staff, reading coaches, counselors, SROs, and all the people who are not the classroom teacher. 
3. Republican lawmakers are to blame for Arizona having the worst teacher pay,   biggest class sizes,  and worst funding per pupil.  
4. About 75% of students are likely to be hurt, and only 2 school districts might avoid the hatchet.
   1. Over 700,000 students are likely to be hurt by Prop 320, about ¾ of Arizona’s students.   
   2. 88 school districts are likely to get funding cuts out of the 90 school districts this law affects.

Is Your Child's School on the list? 
These school districts are likely to Lose even more funding because Republicans are determined to destroy public education. This list is from a report I requested from the Office of the Auditor General that shows schools that have not met the arbitrary 60% rule in recent years.