Court: Compliance reached in education funding case
The Washington Supreme Court says lawmakers have successfully finalized a long-running case on state funding of basic education.
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The Washington Supreme Court says lawmakers have successfully finalized a long-running case on state funding of basic education.
The Washington state Supreme Court is set to hear argument on whether the state has met its constitutional requirement to fully fund K-12 education.
The attorney general's office says Washington state has fulfilled its constitutional requirement to properly fund education.
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a measure that seeks to bring the state into compliance with a state Supreme Court mandate to increase state dollars to basic education.
The Senate has passed a measure delaying a deadline for a reduction in the amount of money school districts can collect through local property tax levies, something school superintendents have said they need as they ready their budgets.
Senate Republicans have released an education funding plan that seeks to replace local school levies with a statewide uniform rate earmarked for schools.
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.