Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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OLYMPIA-Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed a bill responding to the state Supreme Court's 2012 decision that the state is unconstitutionally underfunding basic education. "This . . . recommits the Legislature in 2017 . . . to fulfill the state's constitutional obligation to fully fund education," Inslee said before he signed the bill into law. The bill, SB 6195, establishes a task force to create recommendations about teacher compensation and retention, local school levies' limits and conditions,...
OLYMPIA—In a maneuver Thursday that brought a Senate-approved basic-education bill to the House floor for debate, representatives reaffirmed their support of the measure. The bill now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee for his consideration. SB 6195, called the basic education bill, establishes a task force to recommend legislative action on teacher salaries. It also requires the Legislature to reduce local reliance on school levies by the end of the 2017 legislative session. Many legislators and outside education organizations believe the bill d...
OLYMPIA--Teachers’ compensation, teacher-shortage, the educational opportunity gap and school districts’ operating levies are all on Washington State legislators’ agenda this session as the state Supreme Court’s McCleary mandate—along with the court’s $100,000 per day contempt citation— loom over the proceedings. The Washington State Supreme Court in its January 2012 McCleary v. State of Washington decision, determined the state was not fulfilling its constitutional requirement to fund basic education for all students, including compensation...
OLYMPIA—An executive order issued Jan. 6 by Gov. Jay Inslee intends to reduce suicides in the state by first analyzing data and laws concerning gun violence. The order takes a public-health approach to gun violence—an approach also used to prevent vehicular fatalities, which have steadily dropped since implementation of the state plan Target Zero. Between 2012 to 2014, 665 people died by firearms in Washington. Of those firearm fatalities, 520 were suicide, according to data from the Washington State Department of Health. Suicides are by “pe...
