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    PLEDGE TO VOTE YES FOR THE CITY SALES TAX TO EXPAND AND SUPPORT PRE-K CLASSROOMS

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    Lots of people are talking about the Common Core, but often times without the facts. Stand is dedicated to educating Tennesseans around the Common Core and what it will mean for students and teachers.

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Memphis- Vote YES for Pre-K!

The Memphis Pre-K initiative is a ballot referendum proposed by the city council. The purpose of the referendum is to raise the city’s sales tax by one-half percent (0.5%) which would raise the rate from 9.25% to 9.75%, or the equivalent of the sales taxes in all of the municipalities.  This would fully fund high quality Pre-K for more than 4,500 children in Memphis currently left out of the Pre-K system due to a lack of funding. In addition, this proposed referendum would also generate 20 million dollars that will be earmarked to reduce property taxes.

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