Dallas voters began early voting today on a proposed $6.2 billion school bond — the largest in Texas history.
The Dallas Independent School District board unanimously approved the package in February, and it will appear as four separate propositions on the May 2 ballot. If passed, the money would build 26 brand-new replacement schools, renovate and modernize every existing campus, remove the district’s remaining 700 portable classrooms used by nearly 10,000 students, upgrade technology and safety systems, buy new buses, and repair swimming pools.
To grasp the enormous scale of $6.2 billion, consider what else that amount could purchase in today’s economy.
- It could buy roughly 15,500 average single-family homes in the Dallas area. It could purchase more than 60 new Boeing 737 commercial airliners.
- It could fund full four-year college scholarships for about 40,000 Texas students at public universities.
- It could cover annual salaries for more than 80,000 public school teachers.
- Or it could pay for the construction of eight to ten new community hospitals.
The bond would raise the average Dallas homeowner’s property taxes by about $2.79 per month, or roughly $34 a year. Dallas ISD serves more than 140,000 students and says the investment is needed to replace aging facilities and improve learning environments across the district.
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If passed, the money would build 26 brand-new replacement schools, renovate and modernize every existing campus
If passed, the money would build 26 brand-new replacement schools, renovate and modernize every existing campus
