CB CalBallot

Proposition 8

California Statewide • 1998 •  Initiative 

Failed

Result: 36.8% yes, 63.2% no

AI-generated plain-language summary

This 1998 California ballot measure would have required permanent class size reduction in public schools, established parent-teacher councils, modified teacher credentialing requirements, and mandated pupil suspension for drug possession. The initiative failed with 36.8% of voters supporting it.

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