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Revenue for roads, but not kids? Legislators can still fund I-1351!
07/01/2015Email your lawmakers and urge them to increase revenue AND fund the smaller K-12 class sizes required by I-1351. Earlier this week, legislators voted to raise taxes by nearly $12 billion to...Read More -
Here is WEA's state budget analysis
06/30/2015Read the Final 2015-17 State Budget Analysis prepared by WEA lobbyists. The overall adopted budget for the 2015-17 biennium is $38.2 billion. That represents a $4.4 billion increase in resources overall– or 13.1 percent...Read More -
Final state budget falls short on compensation, smaller class sizes
06/29/2015The state budget the Legislature approved Monday effectively cuts educator pay, increases class sizes for most students and fails to fully fund K-12 public schools as required by the state Supreme Court’s McCleary decision. “As educators...Read More