With final speech, Inslee bids adieu as Washington governor; Why it could be a big year for education in the WA Legislature

With final speech, Inslee bids adieu as Washington governor

Washington State Standard — Stokesbary, meanwhile, found Inslee’s speech a little too rosy. “I wish I could live in Jay Inslee’s Washington. In the real Washington we’ve got a lot of problems,” he said, reeling off concerns such as high prices for gas, groceries and housing and public safety problems. “He didn’t address any of those which was really disappointing.”

Why it could be a big year for education in the WA Legislature

The Seattle Times — “The entire point of the state’s paramount duty clause is not just to give money to schools for the sake of giving money to schools,” Stokesbary said. “The point is to improve outcomes for students and their families, to make every kid, regardless of ZIP code, ready for college or career.” House Republicans will support increases to special ed funding, Stokesbary said, but they also want to see increasing literacy and graduation rates and test scores. “I’m all for paying teachers well but that’s only half the equation,” he said. “We also need to demand results and accountability.” $

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