Category Archives: In the News
Washington Supreme Court Ends Decade-Long School Funding Case
KUOW-FM (NPR)
The Washington Supreme Court has ended the decade-old school funding case known as McCleary. The high court issued an order Thursday that said the state has complied with the mandate to fully fund its new system of basic education by September of this year. Listen to the story…
McCleary is over, but work to improve education in Washington is not
The Seattle Times
Make no mistake: The work to improve education for all students is far from finished. Read more…
Washington Supreme Court ends long-running McCleary education case against the state
The Seattle Times
OLYMPIA — In a short, unanimous ruling, the Washington Supreme Court Thursday brought an end to the yearslong school-funding saga known as the McCleary decision. Read more…
Legislature met its duty on public schools, Supreme Court says
The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review
After some six years of debate and political jousting, ending in billions of dollars of extra money for schools, raises for teachers and a significant revision in the state’s property tax system, the McCleary case is over. Read more…
Gov. Inslee signs supplemental budget boosting K-12 spending
The Seattle Times
A supplemental state budget that pays for the final piece of a long-running court case on basic education funding was signed into law Tuesday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Read more…
