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Donald Trump, champion of eliminating the Department of Education and cutting K-12 funding, is returning to the White House. But last night’s presidential election wasn’t the only thing on the ballot that could impact K-12 schools and the educational futures of Black students. State-level decisions about school choice, standardized testing, school boards, and school funding were also put before voters. RELATED: Yes, Trump Won. Here’s What Happens Next School choice, a controversial policy that allows parents to use public tax dollars to send their child to charter, private, or religious schools, was on the ballot in several states.

In Colorado, Amendment 80, which would have made school choice a constitutional right, is on pace to be rejected by voters. Similarly, Kentucky’s Amendment 2, which aimed to amend the state constitution to allow public funding for private education, did not pass. However, Nebraska’s Referendum 435, aiming to repeal a law providing public funds for private school tuition, was approved and will likely help preserve resources for Black students who predominantly attend public schools. Making racially biased high-stakes standardized tests—like the SAT — optional for college admissions has long been a hot topic. And now, the test-optional movement has a victory in Massachusetts. Voters approved Question 2, which eliminates the requirement that students pass a standardized exam to graduate high school.

This change is expected to increase graduation rates, including for Black students. Donald Trump, champion of eliminating the Department of Education and cutting K-12 funding, is returning to the White House. But the Nov. 5, 2024 presidential election wasn’t the only thing on the ballot that could impact K-12 schools and the educational futures of Black students. State-level decisions about school choice, standardized testing, school boards, and school funding were also put before voters. RELATED: Yes, Trump Won.

Here’s What Happens Next School choice, a controversial policy that allows parents to use public tax dollars to send their child to charter, private, or religious schools, was on the ballot in several states. In Colorado, Amendment 80, which would have made school choice a constitutional right, is on pace to be rejected by voters. Similarly, Kentucky’s Amendment 2, which aimed to amend the state constitution to allow public funding for private education, did not pass. However, Nebraska’s Referendum 435, aiming to repeal a law providing public funds for private school tuition, was approved and will likely help preserve resources for Black students who predominantly attend public schools. Making racially biased high-stakes standardized tests—like the SAT — optional for college admissions has long been a hot topic.

And now, the test-optional movement has a victory in Massachusetts. Voters approved Question 2, which eliminates the requirement that students pass a standardized exam to graduate high school. This change is expected to increase graduation rates, including for Black students. Voters decided on 12 education-related ballot measures—the most in 18 years—on Nov. 5. The ballot measures covered various education-related topics, including school choice programs, non-public education, standardized testing, school board elections, and school governance and funding.

Measures were on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Utah. In Arkansas, voters approved an amendment allowing the state's lottery proceeds to fund scholarships and grants for vocational-technical schools and technical institutes. In Utah, an amendment was adopted to raise the annual distribution limit from the State School Fund for public education from 4% to 5%. Other education-related measures on the ballot in 2024 Private school choice is the education issue that has garnered the bulk of national attention, campaign spending, and heated rhetoric this election season. But it’s far from the only education issue voters will ponder as they fill out their ballots.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump haven’t addressed K-12 schools much in their dueling campaigns for the presidency. But at the state level, major changes for schools could be on the way once voters have their say. Education Week has already highlighted several key themes among education-related ballot issues this year, including private school choice. In Colorado and Kentucky, voters will weigh in on whether school choice belongs in the state constitution. In Nebraska, they’ll decide whether to continue or shutter an existing program that devotes public funds for families to spend on private educational options for their children. In a number of states and localities across the country, voters will have the option to greenlight billions of dollars in spending on school facilities, in the form of bonds that districts pay back...

Voters will also weigh in on the perennially contentious topic of property taxes, a crucial but controversial source of K-12 school funding. Those are the most common sets of education-related developments to watch for on election night. But they’re far from the only ones. Here’s a closer look at a handful of other contests that merit attention. Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, Brew.

Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: This November, voters in 10 states will decide 11 statewide education-related ballot measures—the most since 2018. In 2000 and again in 2006, voters decided on 26 education measures—the most in this century. Click here to explore the full list of education-related measures going back to 1974. Below is a list of education measures to watch in Colorado, Florida, and Massachusetts that deal with private school choice, partisan school board elections, and standardized testing. Analyzing the recent education measures approved by voters and their implications for schools and communities.

Voters across the nation decided on measures impacting K-12 school choice, funding, testing, and school boards. Donald Trump, champion of eliminating the Department of Education and cutting K-12 funding, is returning to the White House. But last night’s presidential election wasn’t the only thing on the ballot that could impact K-12 schools and the educational futures of Black students. State-level decisions about school choice, standardized testing, school boards, and school funding were also put before voters. School choice, a controversial policy that allows parents to use public tax dollars to send their child to charter, private, or religious schools, was on the ballot in several states. In Colorado, Amendment 80, which would have made school choice a constitutional right, is on pace to be rejected by voters.

Similarly, Kentucky’s Amendment 2, which aimed to amend the state constitution to allow public funding for private education, did not pass. However, Nebraska’s Referendum 435, aiming to repeal a law providing public funds for private school tuition, was approved and will likely help preserve resources for Black students who predominantly attend public schools. Updated November 06, 2024 at 14:58 PM ET This piece originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. For more election coverage from the NPR Network head to our live updates page. Measures appeared on the ballot in 41 states and focused on issues ranging from abortion access, to noncitizen voting and marijuana legalization, to legalization of some psychedelics.

There were 11 abortion-related ballot measures this election, a record for a single year, including: Here's a full breakdown on where abortion issues ended up.

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