Oregon Public Broadcasting

A handful of school measures on the ballot in Southwest Washington passed easily last night.

The biggest was a four-year operating levy in the Evergreen School District, worth a total of nearly $180 million.

It passed easily, with 57 percent of the vote. Tax levies in the Green Mountain, Hockinson, and Woodland school districts passed even more easily.

The Ridgefield schools also managed to get the 60 percent approval needed to pass a construction bond.

On Tuesday, Feb. 28th at 6:30 p.m., OPB is hosting a listening session on budget cuts to education for teachers, parents, administrators, and more. If you have insights or story ideas for our newsroom, we’d love to hear from you. E-mail publicinsight@opb.org for details.