Added $526 million in new ongoing funding for K-12 schools, plus $80 million in combined additional funding for higher education.

A divisive vote in the Idaho House on Tuesday allowed the state to continue participating in the Powerball lottery, which is expected to generate more than $200 million for state facilities and public schools over the next decade. The legislation also allows Idaho to maintain its stake in the Multi-State Lottery Association, passing by a 41-25 vote.

Electing the First Four Latinx School Board Members

Across the nation, the racial and ethnic makeup of school board members often is not reflective of the communities they serve. Salem-Keizer School District, in which almost half of all students identify as Latino/a/x, didn’t have any Latino/a/x school board members until this important election. Osvaldo Avila, Karina Guzmán Ortiz and María Hinojos Pressey–all who identify as Latino/a/x and all of whom are working parents of current and future students in the Salem-Keizer School District. We increased voter turnout from 16% to 28% in 2021's off-year election, partly by doubling the percentage of Latino/a/x votes from 2019.

With 1,675,810 votes (52%), passed a tax increase on the wealthiest 1% of Arizonans in a red-state during a presidential year with a Republican incumbent president on the same ballot. The law imposes a 3.5% tax surcharge on taxable annual income over $250,000 for single persons or married persons filing separately, or $500,000 for married persons filing jointly or heads of households, to increase funding for public education by $1 Billion annually.

Reform Candidates Sweep 4/4 School Board Races

District 1 candidate Will Pritchard, District 2 incumbent Venita Moore, and District 4 incumbent Diane Arnold easily surpassed their challengers by wide margins, while we made the difference with at-large challenger Kenneth Allen who won by a slim margin of 2 percentage points over incumbent Elizabeth Gore in a four-way race. This crucial election put the future of IPS in voters’ hands, as this board grappled and survived the pandemic, patched a $15 million funding gap and at long last addressed systemic racism and equity issues within the district.

Added $1 billion in funding per year for Oregon schools and students. This law includes sweeping provisions for new and improved services for children and families, including additional instructional time, providing mental and behavioral health supports, and reducing class size.

With 1,179,842 votes (66%), passed requiring the Oregon Legislature to fund dropout-prevention and career and college readiness programs in Oregon high schools, committing a minimum increase of $147 million annually to expenditures on career and technical education, accelerated learning and high school graduation improvement programs.