Numerous WA schools are facing crippling budget shortfalls and have been for years. We have a constitutional obligation to "make ample provision for the education of all children" - not squeak by with overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated schools.
Why is this important?
Kitsap peninsula schools are projecting the loss of nearly 100 teaching positions, following years of pay cuts and overcrowding. We're sacrificing our future, our children, and our children's future through misguided austerity.