Since the Washington legislative session kicked off earlier this year, Democrats have called on their Republican counterparts in the Senate to offer a detailed proposal to fix the state’s school funding crisis. On Friday, Republicans unveiled their plan. It includes ending the state’s reliance on local school levies by carving out a guaranteed per-pupil rate districts would receive.
Local Lawmakers React To Gop’s Plan For Funding Education
Lauren Dake, The Columbian
Fri, 01/27/2017 - 9:08pm
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