Voters likely facing a November election ballot crowded with education-related initiatives will now have one fewer issue to decide.
The author of a vaguely defined proposed constitutional amendment to require the state and school districts to “provide all public school students with high-quality public schools†has .
kAm“(6 92G6 2=D@ 564:565 E92E H6 2C6 36DE A@D:E:@?65 E@ 8@ 7@CH2C5 H:E9 2 32==@E :?:E:2E:G6 :? E96 a_ae 6=64E:@? 4J4=6] %9:D H:== 8:G6 FD E96 8C62E6DE @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 56G6=@A E96 3C@25\32D65 AF3=:4 DFAA@CE 2?5 E96 ?646DD2CJ 7:?2?4:2= 42A24:EJ E@ 6?DFC6 DF446DD[†HC@E6 s2G:5 (6=49[ 2 q2J pC62 6?EC6AC6?6FC 2?5 E96 7@F?56C 2?5 492:C @7 E96 ?@?AC@7:E 8C@FA $EF56?ED |2EE6C[ :? 2? 6>2:= E@ DFAA@CE6CD =2DE H66<]k^Am
kAm(6=49 2?5 $EF56?ED |2EE6C AC6G:@FD=J F?56CHC@E6 '6C82C2 G] E96 $E2E6 @7 r2=:7@C?:2 2?5 E96 r2=:7@C?:2 %62496CD pDD@4:2E:@?[ 2? F?DF446DD7F= =2HDF:E 7:=65 :? a_`a E92E 492==6?865 =2J@77D 3J D6?:@C:EJ 2?5 @E96C E62496C H@C<A=246 AC@E64E:@?D 2D 5:DAC@A@CE:@?2E6=J :?7C:?8:?8 =@H\:?4@>6 DEF56?ED’ 65F42E:@?2= C:89ED]k^Am
kAmr2=:7@C?:2 H@F=5 364@>6 E96 7:CDE DE2E6 E@ 255 “9:89 BF2=:EJ†2D 2 C6BF:C6>6?E 7@C 4C62E:?8 2?5 7F?5:?8 AF3=:4 D49@@=D[ 2=E9@F89 25G@42E6D 2C6 C2:D:?8 E9:D :562 H:E9 =68:D=2EFC6D :? @E96C DE2E6D[ E@@[ 244@C5:?8 E@ DFAA@CE6CD]k^Am
kAmx? `gch[ E96 r2=:7@C?:2 r@?DE:EFE:@? 6DE23=:D965 49:=5C6?’D C:89E E@ 2EE6?5 “7C66†AF3=:4 D49@@=D 7@C 2E =62DE D:I >@?E9D 6249 J62C] qFE :E 5:5?’E AC@G:56 8F:52?46 @? H92E 2 8@@5 65F42E:@? >62?D @C E96 C6D@FC46D ?66565 E@ 2EE2:? :E]k^Am
kAmx? :?E6?E:@?2==J 3C@25 =2?8F286[ E96 @?6\D6?E6?46 2>6?5>6?E[ :? :ED =2E6DE G6CD:@?[ H@F=5 C625[ “%96 DE2E6 2?5 :ED D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED D92== AC@G:56 2== AF3=:4 D49@@= DEF56?ED H:E9 9:89\BF2=:EJ AF3=:4 D49@@=D[ 567:?65 2D D49@@=D E92E 6BF:A E96> H:E9 E96 E@@=D ?646DD2CJ E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 7F==J :? @FC 64@?@>J[ @FC D@4:6EJ[ 2?5 @FC 56>@4C24J]â€k^Am
kAmu=6D9:?8 E92E @FE[ @G6C E:>6[ H@F=5 36 :? E96 92?5D @7 E96 4@FCED 2?5 E96 {68:D=2EFC6] %96J H@F=5 56E6C>:?6 H96E96C 9:89 BF2=:EJ D9@F=5 36 56E6C>:?65 3J 24256>:4 DE2?52C5D 2?5 6BF:E23=6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D 7@C 2== DEF56?ED E@ 249:6G6 E96>] %96J’5 564:56 E96 >62DFC6D @7 9:89 BF2=:EJi E62496C\DEF56?E C2E:@D[ 5@==2CD A6C DEF56?E[ DE277 C6E6?E:@?[ AC6A2C2E:@? 7@C A@DE\8C25F2E:@? DF446DD[ @C DEF56?E H6==\36:?8]k^Am
kAmx? a_`e[ 27E6C J62CD @7 =:E:82E:@?[ E96 r2=:7@C?:2 $FAC6>6 r@FCE 564=:?65 E@ 962C E96 2AA62= @7 2 =@H6C 4@FCE 564:D:@? :? r2>A2:8? 7@C "F2=:EJ t5F42E:@? G] E96 $E2E6 @7 r2=:7@C?:2 E92E E96 4@?DE:EFE:@? 5@6D?’E 8F2C2?E66 2?J =6G6= @7 7F?5:?8 @C =6G6= @7 BF2=:EJ] %92E[ 2 $FA6C:@C r@FCE ;F586 CF=65[ :D 7@C E96 {68:D=2EFC6 E@ 564:56] x? 2 D92CA 5:DD6?E 7C@> E96 $FAC6>6 r@FCE’D c\b 564:D:@?[ yFDE:46 v@@5H:? {:F D2:5 :E H2D C68C6EE23=6 E92E E96 4@FCE 5:5?’E 6IA=@C6 H92E :D >62?E 3J 2 7F?52>6?E2= C:89E E@ 2? 65F42E:@?] r2=:7@C?:2’D 49:=5C6? 56D6CG6 E@ <?@H H96E96C :E :D “2 A2A6C AC@>:D6 @C 2 C62= 8F2C2?E66[†96 HC@E6]k^Am
kAm!2DD286 @7 E96 :?:E:2E:G6 H@F=5 C6:8?:E6 E92E 5632E6]k^Am
kAmy@9? p776=5E[ >2?28:?8 5:C64E@C 7@C !F3=:4 p5G@42E6D[ H9:49 C6AC6D6?E65 A=2:?E:77D :? E96 =2HDF:E[ >2:?E2:?D E96 4@FCE 6CC65 3J ?@E C64@8?:K:?8 AC6G:@FD 564:D:@?D E92E 6DE23=:D965 65F42E:@? 2D 2 7F?52>6?E2= C:89E “AC64:D6=J 3642FD6 :E >62?:?87F==J AC6A2C6D DEF56?ED E@ DF44665 :? 4@==686[ 42C66C 2?5 2D 67764E:G6 4:E:K6?D]â€k^Am
kAmqFE p776=5E 28C665 E92E E96 :?:E:2E:G6 “6DD6?E:2==J @G6CCF=6D E96 r@FCE @7 pAA62=’D 564:D:@? E92E E96C6 :D ?@ 8F2C2?E66 @7 2? 65F42E:@? @7 2?J A2CE:4F=2C BF2=:EJ]â€k^Am
kAm“~FC 4@>>F?:EJ A2CE?6CD H@F=5 =@G6 E@ D66 WE96 2AA6==2E6 4@FCE’D 564:D:@?X 72== 3J E96 H2JD:56[†96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmxE 4@F=5 =625 E@ 2 E2?8=6 @7 =2HDF:ED :?:E:2E65 3J :?5:G:5F2=D 2?5 @C82?:K2E:@?D H:E9 E96 >@?6J E@ =:E:82E6] $@>6 A=2:?E:77D >2J H2?E E@ C6=:E:82E6 E96 '6C82C2 =2HDF:E @C DEC6?8E96? 2AAC@G2= @7 492CE6C D49@@=D H:E9 2 AC@G6? EC24< C64@C5] ~E96CD >:89E 4:E6 E96 2>6?5>6?E E@ E9H2CE 7F?5:?8 4FED @C E@ 56>2?5 67764E:G6 C625:?8 :?DECF4E:@? DEC2E68:6D DE2E6H:56]k^Am
kAm(6=49[ :? 9:D 6>2:=[ D2:5 E96 2>6?5>6?E H@F=5 6>A@H6C A2C6?ED 2?5 8:G6 =68:D=2E@CD “2 4@?DE:EFE:@?2= }@CE9 $E2C†7@C 4C62E:?8 36EE6C 65F42E:@? A@=:4:6D]k^Am
kAmk6>my@9? u6?DE6CH2=5 HC:E6D 23@FE 65F42E:@? A@=:4J 2?5 :ED :>A24E :? r2=:7@C?:2]k^6>mk^Am