Vote! Support your local school overrides.

by David Safier

I haven't posted about the school override elections because folks who read this blog are either big public education supporters, or they're so convinced our schools are beyond redemption or are already wasting money, nothing I say will convince them otherwise.

But now it's time to urge you supporters: Get out there and vote! These off-off year elections tend to have very low voter turnout, so your vote is about 3 times more powerful than in a presidential election year. If we get our folks out, we win. If we don't, we lose.

Override elections are going on in Tucson, Amphitheater, Catalina Foothills, Sahuarita, Tanque Verde and Vail.

In states where schools are well funded, you have the right to quibble about voting for more money. In Arizona, where we're 50th — 51st if you count D.C. — in the amount we spend per student, there's no quibbling allowed. Vote for your school district! Don't forget!