While the legislature’s proposed education funding plan includes a significant increase in funding for our public schools, it falls well short of what is required by the courts and the constitution. This deal runs a serious risk of failing to meet those requirements, failing to meet the pressing needs in classrooms across the state, and […]
Monday, May 8, 2017 An Open Letter to the Washington State Senate Republicans To our Republican Senators, We are almost midway through the special legislative session and the popular wisdom among stakeholders, the public, and the press is that Senate Republicans are refusing to come to the negotiating table to have “four corner” budget negotiations […]
Celebrate with us at the LWV Seattle-King County Voices of Democracy Gala! WPD is delighted to announce that the League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County are honoring us with their “Making Democracy Work” Award! This award is given to individuals and organizations who have helped King County residents raise their voices in support […]
Monday, April 24, 2017 An Open Letter to the Washington State Legislature To our House and Senate State Legislators, The 2017 legislative session ended yesterday with no negotiated budget and no resolution for education funding. As parents and allies whose mission it is to see basic education fully funded, we are extremely disappointed that you […]
“The concern is really two-fold: that we have equity on both sides and by both sides I mean where is the money going to come from? Because right now our tax system is so incredibly regressive that our taxes are being paid really on the backs of working people, poor people…meanwhile we have a booming […]
This week’s Actions 4 Education are similar to last week’s, but with some updates. Please do at least one, and as many as you can manage! 1. The House passed the levy cliff delay bill (HB 1059) nearly a month ago and the Senate continues to stall it! Please call or email your state senator […]
