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Douglas County School Levy Override (November 2011)
A Douglas County School Levy Override measure was on the November 1, 2011 ballot in Elbert and Douglas Counties.
This measure was defeated
Douglas
- YES 21,677 (42.64%)
- NO 29,159 (57.36%)
[1]
Elbert
- YES 107
- NO 428 [2]
This measure sought to issue a levy override for the county schools in order to help pay for performance of teachers at the schools. The levy override would be at a cost of $29 million a year. The purpose of the levy would have been to pay those teachers who have higher performance rates in the hopes to encourage excellent teachings in the schools. At a recently held public meeting, residents commented that they would not support such a measure if school vouchers were still in place and most of the money still went to private schools.[3]
Current Statewide
A 2013 statewide measure, Amendment 66, would authorize Colorado to increase taxes with an expected revenue increase of $950 million for school funding.[4]
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