In which Senator Debbie Regala (D-27, Tacoma) takes a clear-eyed look at state taxes and spending over the long haul, and Amy Kinsel (Professor of History at Shoreline Community College) points out the short-sighted irony of cutting funding for the very community colleges people need to retrain for new jobs during a recession. Plus, EOI [...]
News and Views: Cutting through the rhetoric on state taxes and spending to see the real effect on our economy.
February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Oregon legislature, voters take long-run look at budget – will Washington?
January 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday, Oregon voters responded to the recession with strong votes in favor of two tax measures that will help preserve state funding for health care and education. The two measures provide more than a just revenue Band-Aid – they are a big first step toward resolving long-term problems in Oregon’s tax structure. So what lessons [...]
News and Views: Will Washington’s early childhood education goals pass the test?
January 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Today’s News and Views is about early childhood education, which has had trouble finding a home (and non-discretionary funding) in Washington State. Last year, early learning supporters — who range from policy experts to sheriff’s deputies — cheered when lawmakers took a significant first step toward fixing the problem by creating a more comprehensive definition [...]
How you can keep Washington’s schools strong — even during a budget crisis
January 25, 2010 By 1 Comment
If this is what is happening in Bellevue, imagine what’s happening in the rest of the state: “This year’s [2009] budget cuts resulted in 60 Bellevue teachers losing their jobs, elimination of all librarians in secondary schools, and larger class sizes for all students. In my school we had to eliminate popular dance and drama [...]
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