Education
14 tracked measures relating to education, in 6 states.
Topic labels are applied by this site to group related measures. They are a navigation aid, not a legal classification, and they are not assigned by any state.
Arizona
6 measures
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On the ballot
Proposition 142 would amend the Arizona Constitution to expand the state's existing 2010 ban on race- or ethnicity-based preferential treatment in public employment, education, and…
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Did not qualify
Proposition 143 would have amended the Arizona Constitution to bar school districts and their employees from using public money, resources, or work time to support labor-organization…
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Did not qualify
Proposition 145 would have amended the Arizona Constitution to bar the state from confiscating Empowerment Scholarship Account funds belonging to the children of military families, and…
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Did not qualify
Proposition 212, known to its campaign as the Protect Education Act, would have added an income cap of $150,000 for eligibility in Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program…
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On the ballot
Proposition 318 would enact a state statute requiring schools and athletic associations to restrict access to restrooms, locker rooms, showers, and similar private spaces according to the…
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On the ballot
Proposition 320 would enact a state statute requiring school districts with at least 7,500 students, and every district in a county with at least 500,000 residents — currently Maricopa…
California
1 measure
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On the ballot
Proposition 3 would make permanent the higher personal income tax rates on high earners that voters approved as Proposition 30 in 2012 and extended through Proposition 55 in 2016. Those…
Colorado
2 measures
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On the ballot
This initiated statute would require every K-12 and collegiate athletic team or sport sponsored by a school, higher education institution, or athletic association in Colorado to be…
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On the ballot
Proposition NN was referred to voters by the Legislature in Senate Bill 26-135. It would let the state keep and spend revenue above the limit set by the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, in an…
Michigan
1 measure
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Withdrawn
This proposed constitutional amendment, campaigned as "Invest in MI Kids," would have added a surtax of up to 5 percent on annual taxable income above $1 million for joint filers or…
Nevada
2 measures
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Did not qualify
This proposed constitutional amendment would have required publicly funded athletic programs in Nevada to designate every sport as male, female, or coeducational based on the sex recorded…
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Withdrawn
This initiated statute would have exempted public school teachers from Nevada's prohibition on strikes by government employees. The Clark County Education Association filed the petition and…
Washington
2 measures
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On the ballot
Initiative IL26-638 would require Washington school districts and organizations that oversee interscholastic sports to bar students they define as biologically male from competing in…
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On the ballot
Initiative IL26-001 would re-enact the original 2024 parental-rights initiative, Initiative 2081, undoing changes the Legislature made to it in 2025 through House Bill 1296. It would…
About education ballot measures
Education measures ask voters about how schools and public colleges are paid for, who governs them, and what programs a state must, may, or may not fund. Typical subjects include school funding formulas and dedicated revenue, the structure of state and local school boards, charter schools and private-school choice programs, teacher employment terms, and tuition or scholarship funds.
Funding questions dominate the category, and they are the ones where the fine print matters most. A measure may create recurring money or a one-time appropriation; it may raise a new tax, redirect an existing one, or draw down a reserve; and it may or may not say what happens if the revenue comes in below the estimate. The fiscal impact summary on each measure page is drawn from the state's own fiscal note where one exists.
Governance questions turn on a narrower point: which official or body gains or loses authority, and whether the change is written into the constitution or into statute. That determines how easily a future legislature can revisit it.
Wording, numbering, and certification status are set by each state and can change up to the printing of the ballot. Every summary above links to the records it was built from; where those records disagree with this page, the records govern. Confirm the final ballot text with your state or county election authority before you rely on it.