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Tell lawmakers how to fix the school funding crisis: Oct 19, 5PM in Renton
Posted on Author RadicalWomen
Join Radical Women at a public meeting of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee For decades, Washington legislators have refused to provide adequate funding for public schools. The state Supreme Court finally lost patience and is imposing a penalty of $100,000 a day until the legislature comes through with the funds. The only […]
Washington State Revenue Declines by another $1.4 billion, while tax breaks for the rich soar
Posted on Author DavidSpring
The Washington State Revenue Council just released their revised revenue forecast admitting for the first time that State revenue will only be $30.3 billion – a $1.4 billion decline from their prior forecast in June of $31.7 billion. But here’s the REAL Washington State Budget…Billions of Tax Payer Dollars are diverted every year to Out […]
Respect the state constitution and fully fund education
Posted on Author Jadzia
Did you know that our state constitution requires Washington to fully fund basic education? In fact, it calls it the state’s “paramount duty”. Washington has the strongest language of any state when it comes to education funding—no other state constitution protects public education to the extent ours does. So, WHY are the Governor and legislators […]