Funds for clean school buses coming to hundreds of districts, White House says
As part of its ongoing effort to replace diesel-fueled school buses, the Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide approximately 530 school districts across nearly all states with almost $1 billion to help them purchase clean school buses. Low-income, rural and tribal communities — accounting for approximately 45% of the selected projects — are slated to receive roughly 67% of the total funding, per the administration. Continue reading at The WA State Standard. (TW Farlow)
Why free money makes you more likely to get a job: Basic income lessons from Tacoma and beyond
Guaranteed basic income is an anti-poverty policy gaining traction in Washington cities. Tacoma recently started its second basic-income pilot, on the heels of a separate King County experiment. The program was designed to demonstrate the effect that small, temporary cash payments without strings attached can have on the financial stability of participants long-term. The Washington state Legislature funded a second version in Tacoma to expand the participant pool and study the feasibility of a basic-income program long-term. This month, GRIT 2.0 began sending out cash payments to the new cohort. Continue reading at KUOW. (Engin Akyurt)
WA schools must serve students with disabilities until 22, court rules
Washington state students with disabilities are eligible to receive services from public schools until they turn 22, a federal appeals court ruled last week. Current state law cuts off services to these students, who are often severely disabled, at the end of the school year that they turn 21. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals justices determined that this violates federal law governing education for students with disabilities. Their decision will overturn this law after a short waiting period. Continue reading at The Seattle Times.
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