Washington: Drop out rate the target of ballot measure
An initiative on the November ballot called the Children Investment Fund aims to help reduce Spokane’s drop out rate. Voters would be asked to pay 35 cents more for every $1,000 their property is worth to create a $5 Million fund for early childhood education, before and after school programs and mentorship programs. Supporters of the Children Initiative Fun say kids only spend 25-percent of their time in school and in order for them to be successful at school they have to be supported before and after and need to start learning in a classroom setting at an early age.