Washington Research Council

The biggest job for the Washington state Legislature this year is public school funding for grades K through 12. Right now there are four major plans before lawmakers, all responding to the state Supreme Court's McCleary ruling, which found that the state is not fully funding basic education. We discuss all four plans in this episode. To read our Policy Brief offering a side-by-side comparison of the four plans click here: http://researchcouncil.org/files/docs/2017/03/sidebyside.pdf To read our Policy Brief on Gov. Inslee's and the state House-passed plans, click here: http://researchcouncil.org/files/docs/2017/02/gov1843.pdf To read our Policy Brief on the state Senate-passed plan, click here: http://researchcouncil.org/files/docs/2017/02/ssb5607.pdf To read our blog post on another plan in the state Senate, click here: http://researchcouncil.org/2017/02/27/another-education-funding-plan-in-the-mix