Highline’s $48 Million Technology Levy: Four Questions at the Center of the Debate

Highline School District’s Proposition 2, on the ballot November 3, asks voters to approve a $48 million technology levy collecting $12 million annually through 2030 for cybersecurity, networks, devices, software, and support. The measure requires a simple majority to pass and would replace an expired 2020 technology levy. Supporters say reliable technology is basic school infrastructure; opponents question whether tech spending helps while student achievement continues to decline and ask why this doesn’t come from the general budget.