To prepare Edmonds students for our dynamic and fast-changing world, we need to offer a high-quality education facilitated by modern technology. Edmonds School District Proposition 2 authorizes the replacement of an expiring 2020 technology capital levy to ensure continued access to key resources in our schools.
Evidence shows that when our schools offer updated infrastructure, safe classrooms, and modern learning resources, our students perform the best. We can’t afford to wait for our students to succeed in spite of their circumstances; it is up to us to invest in high-quality learning environments from the start. Moreover, keeping our schools up to date with technology infrastructure also helps close equity gaps so that all students have the chance to thrive.
At an approximate rate between $0.53 and $0.60 per $1,000 of assessed property level (about $564 in 2025 for the owner of a median-priced $940,000 Edmonds home), the levy would generate an estimated $30 million in the first year alone to invest in our schools. If passed, Proposition 1 would cover the costs of student computers, cybersecurity tools, classroom technology, translation tablets, digital literacy, learning subscriptions, and home internet access for students who cannot otherwise afford it.
Opponents of the proposition suggest that students should fund their own access to digital literacy through personal devices, but this perspective overlooks equity issues and forms of instructional and security technology that help our schools deliver quality curriculums and safe classrooms.
Vote Yes on Edmonds School District Proposition 2 to ensure our students can meet their highest potential in tomorrow’s increasingly digital world.
To prepare Edmonds students for our dynamic and fast-changing world, we need to offer a high-quality education facilitated by modern technology. Edmonds School District Proposition 2 authorizes the replacement of an expiring 2020 technology capital levy to ensure continued access to key resources in our schools.
Evidence shows that when our schools offer updated infrastructure, safe classrooms, and modern learning resources, our students perform the best. We can’t afford to wait for our students to succeed in spite of their circumstances; it is up to us to invest in high-quality learning environments from the start. Moreover, keeping our schools up to date with technology infrastructure also helps close equity gaps so that all students have the chance to thrive.
At an approximate rate between $0.53 and $0.60 per $1,000 of assessed property level (about $564 in 2025 for the owner of a median-priced $940,000 Edmonds home), the levy would generate an estimated $30 million in the first year alone to invest in our schools. If passed, Proposition 1 would cover the costs of student computers, cybersecurity tools, classroom technology, translation tablets, digital literacy, learning subscriptions, and home internet access for students who cannot otherwise afford it.
Opponents of the proposition suggest that students should fund their own access to digital literacy through personal devices, but this perspective overlooks equity issues and forms of instructional and security technology that help our schools deliver quality curriculums and safe classrooms.
Vote Yes on Edmonds School District Proposition 2 to ensure our students can meet their highest potential in tomorrow’s increasingly digital world.