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Arizona Proposition 103, Classroom Improvement Program Amendment (1990)
| Arizona Proposition 103 | |
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| Topic Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 103 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 6, 1990. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing the Classroom Improvement Program with the goal of improving reading, writing, and mathematics, reducing drop-out rates, preparing for employment and higher education; and supported increasing public school funding by $100 per student per year compounded annually over the next ten years. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing the Classroom Improvement Program with the goal of improving reading, writing, and mathematics, reducing drop-out rates, preparing for employment and higher education; and supported increasing public-school funding by $100 per student per year compounded annually over the next ten years. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 103 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 354,733 | 34.02% | ||
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687,977 | 65.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 103 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA RELATING TO EDUCATION, ESTABLISHING A CLASSROOM IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TO ACHIEVE THE THREE STATED GOALS OF IMPROVING BASIC READING, WRITING, AND MATHEMATIC SKILLS, REDUCING HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATES, AND BETTER PREPARING STUDENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PREPARE A PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARD TO DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS TOWARD THESE GOALS AND PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 PER STUDENT PER FISCAL YEAR FOR USE SOLELY ON EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO ACHIEVE THE STATED GOALS, AND ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM FUNDING LEVEL AND INCREASING AGGREGATE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AMENDING ARTICLE XI, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY ADDING NEW SECTION 11, AND ARTICLE IX, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY AMENDING SECTION 21 TO ADD NEW SUBSECTION 7 AND ADDING NEW SECTION 22. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | AMENDING ARIZONA CONSTITUTION TO CREATE A CLASSROOM IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WITH GOALS OF IMPROVING SKILLS IN READING, WRITING, AND MATHEMATICS; REDUCING DROPOUT RATES; AND PREPARATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION WHILE REQUIRING ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PROVIDING $100 PER STUDENT EACH YEAR OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S FUNDING LEVEL. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Arizona, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 15 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.
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