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and issuing layoff notices to hundreds of employees this spring. The Washington Legislature, which shifted much of the burden of school

Mukilteo teachers reached a deal with the district that ensures smaller class sizes and an increase in pay. It’s the earliest agreement in

comes amid another summer of school-district negotiations with Seattle Education Association, the union representing 6,000 of its educators.

red T-shirts. Kari Van Nostran, president-elect of the Vancouver Education Association, also said the board must communicate more with the

by the Edmonds School District this spring because of budget shortfalls. Victoria Forguson ran to her beloved teacher's room when she heard

include O’Rourke, Warren and Inslee. Sanders and Inslee called to end federal funding for charter schools and Inslee said it should serve as

with the 2012 Washington State Supreme Court Decision, dubbed the McCleary ruling. The decision allowed millions more in funds to school

related to student discipline and family leave, the Kennewick Education Association and the Kennewick School District this summer are

state government. On education: Inslee has opposed diverting public school funding towards privately-owned charter schools. As Washington's

of strong unions. In 2018, teachers with the Washington Education Association and other unionized public school employees from across the

said. Administrators see the issue differently. They say the Kennewick Education Association is not making a fair comparison. For the first

major blow to the campaign of another of the challengers. The Seattle Education Association, the city’s public school teachers union, have

request of district counselor Michael Rhine, a Yakima Education Association executive board member. “I’m

to the highest in the state. Members of the Mukilteo Education Association on Monday approved terms of the collective bargaining agreement

for fair and competitive wages, They gathered outside the Kennewick Education Association (KEA) building as their bargaining team met to

hover in the high 40% range, while well over half of Washington students consistently pass the English test. Neiman said parents asked the

to the state’s new school funding model adopted in response to the McCleary decision, the landmark school funding lawsuit that has dominated