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Tag: School Funding
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
State House of Representatives adopts conference report on capital gains tax bill
By a vote of fifty two to forty-four, the House of Representatives voted to adopt a final version of the bill (ESSB 5096) that was negotiated by a conference committee consisting of three state representatives and three state senators.
Posted inSeries & Special Reports
The Pandemic is Personal: NPI’s Bobby Aiyer on graduating high school during COVID-19
NPI’s Transit Advocate writes about what it’s like to be a senior during the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic, which unexpectedly ended the Class of 2020’s in-person learning.
Posted inViews & Reviews
Documentary Review: “Race to Nowhere” may be ten years old, but it has aged well
Vicki Abeles created this documentary film to bring attention to some of the problems with the American education system.
Posted inEducation
Washington State Legislature passes clean levy flexibility bill to help school districts
It was a close call, but the House and Senate managed to agree on legislation to give school districts back some of the levy authority taken away in the 2017 McCleary deal.
Posted inElections
Senate Republicans kill effort to allow future school bonds to pass with a simple majority
A constitutional amendment to allow school bonds to pass by majority vote has died in the Washington State Senate at the hands of the Republicans.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Bethel youth get it: In a democracy, decisions should be made by the many — not a few
Washington State’s Constitution should be amended to change the threshold for passage of school bonds to a majority vote, which is all that levies require.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
Victory! Breakfast After The Bell just sailed out of the Washington State Senate
Help is on the way for young Washingtonians who aren’t getting enough to eat before the start of their school day. 2ESHB 1508, which would direct high-needs schools to offer Breakfast After The Bell programs to students, has just sailed out of the Washington State Senate with overwhelming support.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
Breakfast after the bell legislation easily clears the Washington State House again
The Washington State House of Representatives has once again given overwhelming, bipartisan support to a bill (HB 1508) that requires qualifying high needs high schools to offer breakfast after the bell programs to students following the commencement of the school day.
Posted inBreaking News
Washington’s public schools still aren’t amply funded, state Supreme Court concludes
The McCleary case isn’t over. Lawmakers need to fully fund teacher salaries in order to be constitutionally compliant, Washington’s State Supreme Court says.
Posted inBreaking News, Education, Elections, Policy Topics
Manka Dhingra says yes to simple majorities for school bonds, Jinyoung Englund says no
In a matter of weeks, voters in Washington’s 45th Legislative District will be deciding which political party controls the state Senate in 2018. By electing Democratic candidate Manka Dhingra, voters in the 45th could oust Republicans from power and put the Senate under Democratic management for the first five in five years. On the other hand, […]
Posted inEducation, Policy Topics
Washington State House of Representatives sends revised “levy cliff” rescue bill to Inslee
Legislation that would rescue school districts in Washington State from the so-called “levy cliff” is on its way to Governor Jay Inslee following an overwhelming vote of approval in the Washington State House of Representatives. By a vote of eighty-seven to ten, the House voted to give its assent to Engrossed Senate Bill 5023, originally […]
Posted inEducation, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics
Washington State Senate passes Republicans’ school levy swipe scheme on a party-line vote
Thanks to the arrival of newly-minted Senator Shelley Short (R‑7th District; northeast Washington) and the return of Doug Ericksen from the District of Columbia, Republicans in the Washington State Senate were today able to pass the school levy swipe scheme they introduced late last week with no votes to spare. Substitute Senate Bill 5607, concerning education […]
Posted inEducation, Legislative Advocacy, Party Politics, Policy Topics, Public Service
Badly-behaved Senate Republicans are an embarrassment to the State of Washington
It’s only been ten days since the sixty-fifth Washington State Legislature convened for its long session, but already, the bad behavior of Senate Republicans suggests it’s going to be very difficult for the state’s lawmaking branch to get much of anything done before the session is scheduled to end on April 23rd. Washingtonians have a reasonable […]