Parkrose voters appear to be their way to rejecting a school levy to keep 22 teaching positions.
The five-year levy, beginning in 2023, would tax property owners $1 per $1,000 of assessed value. The school district projects that the levy would bring in more than $2 million per year, or approximately $13 million over five years.
In partial returns tallied as of 8:16 p.m. Tuesday, voters appeared to have rejected the measure 54.92% to 45.08%.
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Th levy would allow the district to retain approximately 13 teachers and nine educational assistants across its six schools serving more 2,800 students.
There was no organized opposition to the measure.
Rose Wong covers early childhood education for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Contact her at rwong@oregonian.com, call her at 248-914-5525, or follow her @rosebwong
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