Category Archives: In the News
Washington state Supreme Court must not settle for Legislature’s McCleary education ‘fix’
The Seattle Times
The “mission accomplished” banner was hung prematurely in the state Legislature. The Supreme Court should retain jurisdiction on the McCleary case and tell lawmakers to keep working. Read more…
Why can’t school funding be fair?
The Seattle Times
Washington doesn’t need simply equitable school funding. The state needs ample enough funding so every child has the opportunity to succeed in life, no matter their ZIP code. Read more…
School funding fix: Not even close, says McCleary lawyer
Crosscut
Can the new state budget live up to its hype of fixing Washington’s education woes? The plaintiff’s attorney in the Washington Supreme Court’s 2012 McCleary ruling, which requires major improvements in school funding, does not think so. Read more…
Eight lawmakers’ secluded struggle to broker McCleary funding deal
The Seattle Times
As lawmakers bickered over a budget and brought Washington state to the brink of a government shutdown, eight legislators secluded themselves in a conference room. Their mission: to finally write a plan to resolve the state Supreme Court’s McCleary education-funding decision. Read more…
Budget passed with an unconscionable secrecy, haste
The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review
Showdown over. Shutdown averted. Budget signed with hours to spare. What’s in it? That will take some time to sort through. In the meantime, enjoy the Fourth of July holiday. The political fireworks are still to come. Read more…
