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This Election Day, Seattle voters are being asked to approve about $1.3 billion via a property tax levy to fund education services, including a significant infusion of cash toward the city’s early learning programs.

The funds raised through the Families, Education, Preschool and Promise levy would go to a broad range of educational programs meant to supplement public K-12 schools.

The amount is substantially more than the $619 million in the most recent levy, passed in 2018, which ex

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