EDUCATION

Despite support from East Dallas representative DUSTIN MARSHALL, a 13-cent tax ratification hike benefitting Dallas ISD will not be on the ballot this November. Only five trustees voted in favor of the tax when six votes were needed. It would have raised the state’s cap on operational expenditures from $1.04 to $1.17 in Dallas. The $100 million in tax dollars would have included $32 million to expand a program that allows students to earn up to 60 hours of college-level credit while still in high school, which is already in place at seven DISD schools. Another $40 million would have funded the district’s early education initiative to provide prekindergarten for all 3 year olds. The rest of the funds would have benefited the Accelerating Campus Excellence program.