The Legislature has made significant progress toward fully funding basic education. In the last three years, we’ve reduced K-3 class sizes, funded all-day kindergarten, and provided kids adequate materials and…
McCleary Phase II
Category: Ross Hunter
Constitutional Crisis? Not so much.
19 members of the Republican caucus in the Washington State Senate released an open letter today complaining about a “constitutional crisis” between the Legislature and the Supreme Court over the…
Statement from Rep. Ross Hunter in response to today’s order from the Washington State Supreme Court
8/13/15 The following is a statement from House Appropriations Committee Chair Ross Hunter (D-Medina) in response to today’s order from the Washington State Supreme Court: “The Supreme Court released a…
Meeting on K-12 Compensation and Levy Reform
As I mentioned in my last blog post and newsletter, I think it’s necessary to discuss the details about levy reform in detail and in public. Tomorrow, we are hosting…
School Levy and Compensation Reform
Two recent articles in the Seattle Times point out one of the remaining key elements of resolving the McCleary “problem”, and it’s a BIG element. Most estimates have the size of…