The Arizona Supreme Court won’t allow a vote on a citizen initiative to raise taxes for public education.

The question of whether Arizonans get to vote on a tax hike on the wealthy to raise $690 million a year for education could depend on what a judge thinks of a math teacher's explanation of the difference between "percent" and "percentage point.''

Arizona needs higher taxes to properly fund education for its current and growing population by adopting a sustainable and reliable taxation policy that is fair and balanced. Many voters favor taxing themselves more to increase funding for education and do not want to receive handouts from the wealthy. It would be a shame if voters reluctantly support #InvestInEd because they weren’t given a choice to vote for my alternative income tax proposal.

The fate of whether voters get to decide on an income tax on the wealthy could depend on what math a judge decides is appropriate.

A group pushing a ballot measure to tax Arizona’s top earners to fund public schools say they have the voters on their side.