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Washington House Passes Education Proposal
Washington House Passes Education Proposal
Washington House Passes Education Proposal
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The House on Wednesday approved its education funding proposal, but majority Democrats haven't yet decided how to pay for the plan, which has a price tag of more than $7 billion over the next four years. The bill ultimately passed on a 50-47 party line vote after lawmakers had to redo the vote because two Republicans initially accidentally vote in favor...
Washington Senate Approves Education Funding Plan
Washington Senate Approves Education Funding Plan
Washington Senate Approves Education Funding Plan
OLYMPIA (AP) — The Senate has narrowly approved an education funding plan that seeks to replace local school levies with a statewide uniform rate earmarked for schools. The chamber passed the Republican proposal on a 25-24 vote, with no Democrat — except one who caucuses with Republicans to give them their majority — voting in favor of it...
Washington House Passes School Levy Bill
Washington House Passes School Levy Bill
Washington House Passes School Levy Bill
OLYMPIA  (AP) — The Washington House has passed a bill that delays a deadline for a reduction in the amount of money school districts can collect through local property tax levies. The measure passed the Democratic House on a 62-35 vote Monday, including support from a dozen Republicans...
Lawmakers Weigh New Data on Teacher Salaries
Lawmakers Weigh New Data on Teacher Salaries
Lawmakers Weigh New Data on Teacher Salaries
OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington lawmakers have received additional data as they work to come up with recommendations for a school funding plan ahead of the next legislative session that begins in January. The latest update received Tuesday by the Education Funding Task Force was a report that showed that Washington school districts on average use local property taxes to pay each teacher nearly $14,000 o