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The state has debated state and federal funding of public education. In 2004 voters approved a measure requiring the state to pay for 55% of the cost of education. In 2016 voters approved the
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ballot measure to tax income earners over $ 200,000 to fund public education, but this was not implemented. The state will fund 55% for the 2022 fiscal year.
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