MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — Voters across much of Maricopa County were approving funding measures on Tuesday to pay for teachers and construction projects.

Most of the requests within 21 school districts were leading after the first batch of ballots were counted in the mail-only election.

Among the biggest winners were the Phoenix Elementary and Phoenix Union High districts, but voters in Tolleson and Buckeye were rejecting requests.

A report by education nonprofit Education Reform Finance Group puts into perspective what’s happened in Arizona over the past two decades.

Before Tuesday, it shows that most school district elections are successful each year, but some consistently fall short.

That creates disparities between districts.

Districts that have consistently passed bonds and ove

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