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Dozens of school districts across Arizona may need to address budgetary shortfalls if Proposition 320 passes in the Nov. 3 election.
The ballot measure asks Arizona voters whether school districts should allocate at least 60% of their operational budget to “direct instructional expenses.” The Arizona auditor general would determine what falls under that expense category.
The measure would apply to all school districts in Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties, as well as districts with more than 7,500 students. Failure to meet the requirement would place districts at risk of losing their classroom site fund dollars, a funding stream for public and charter school districts. Districts below the threshold would have to increase instructional spending by a half percentage point per year until they reach 60%…