Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify an association between student mobility through open enrollment and voter support for school bond proposals. Specifically, we hypothesized that higher percentages of nonresident enrollment in a school district and resident exit from a district would be associated with lower levels of voter support…

Purpose: Across the United States, a large percentage of school districts are in need of facility improvements to provide safe and adequate buildings to facilitate student learning. To finance new construction, school districts traditionally have put proposals before local voters to fund construction through issuing long-term bonds to finance…

In a district that three times voted down funds for much-needed school facilities, acceptance of the bond proposal was found to be significantly related to voter attitudes toward school officials, to the nature of the campaign contact, and to voter's involvement in the school system. (Author/IRT)