Look here to understand what this campaign is all about!

• What is the Washtenaw Schools Millage?
• Why is this important?
• Why do we need to act now?
• What have our schools already done to cut costs?
• The storm is coming: what might we lose?
• What will this cost me?
• Questions and Answers

1) Didn't we just pass a millage like this last year?

Probably less than you think.

Each month brings worse news from Lansing about school funding.

Ann Arbor Schools has tried hard not to cut teachers.

We can't wait for the state to get its house in order.

State funding of schools hasn't kept up with inflation for many years, and schools have been cutting their budgets each year.

We're asking voters who live in the 10 school districts in Washtenaw County - including Ann Arbor Public Schools - to vote "yes" on a two-mill tax increase for public schools.

This millage will help fund current operations for the Ann Arbor Public Schools. It will only allow Ann Arbor to keep existing programs, not add new ones. Without it, the schools face serious cuts in teachers and possible closing of schools.

These handouts have been prepared by the CMC for advocacy use; please feel free to distribute them widely whenever appropriate (but without changes, please). We hope you find them useful, and comments are welcome.

• The “What every voter needs to know” 2-page handout is a summary of why we need the millage and what steps the school district has already taken to control costs. This hand out is especially useful for people who would like a bit more background on the issue, but in a compact format.

These fact sheets have been developed by the AAPS administration to give factual information about the millage proposals, without advocating for their passage. These can be useful as a somewhat “neutral” source of information, and they normally have more detail than can be found elsewhere.

• The District’s main web site on the millage can be found here: AAPS millage site home
• District’s FAQ page on the millage proposal