Proposition 320State law · Put on the ballot by lawmakers
Require 60% classroom spending
Explain it like I'm 5
This would require certain larger school districts to spend at least 60% of their operating money on direct instruction. Think of a school budget as a pie: at least six slices out of ten would have to go directly to teaching.
Yes vote
Covered school districts would have to spend at least 60% of operational spending on direct instructional expenses or make yearly progress toward that level.
No vote
Covered districts would keep current discretion over how to divide operating spending.
The question to ask yourself
Should the state require a classroom-spending target if meeting it could reduce other student services?
The case for
- Directs more operating money toward classroom instruction.
- Creates a measurable target for district accountability.
- Requires gradual progress rather than an immediate shift for districts below the target.
Backed by: No organized campaign found
The case against
- Could force cuts to transportation, counseling, maintenance, or other services.
- Limits local school-board control over district budgets.
- Noncompliance penalties could hurt districts already struggling financially.
Opposed by: No organized opposition found
- Money
- The measure adds no stated new funding; noncompliant districts could lose 25% of their classroom-site-fund allocation each year, up to 100% after four or more years.
- Don't be misled
- It does not require every covered district to reach 60% immediately; districts below the target must increase their share by at least 0.5 percentage points yearly.