The first round of election results released Tuesday night demonstrated the wide range of Phoenix-area voters’ willingness to fund public school districts through local tax measures.Twenty-three Maricopa County school districts sought voter approval for bonds, budget overrides or real estate sales.In Queen Creek, voters are set to reject the school district’s request for a bond measure for the third year in a row. They’re also set to reject the renewal of a 15% budget override, which has been in place since 2015 to support salary and benefits for district staff as well as academic programming.Queen Creek Unified is a rapidly growing district, and the bond was intended to help accommodate that growth, as well as fund safety and security measures, according to the district.”I’m definitely disappointed with the preliminary numbers coming in,” said Tania Walchli, a Queen Creek Unified parent and substitute teacher who has been campaigning for the bond and override measures, in a statement. “Being an off year for …
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