Educators and parents call on WA lawmakers to up school funding
Hundreds of Washington students, parents, teachers and other educators demonstrated at the state Capitol on Monday, calling for increased funding for the state’s public school system.
“We are here together, not to complain, not to beg, but because history is clear: to fund our future, we must fund education,” Danica Noble of the Washington State Parent Teacher Association, told the cheering crowd on the steps of the Temple of Justice.
Monday’s rally comes as lawmakers near a critical juncture in the legislative debate on education funding.
Three bills that would collectively boost funding for special education, student transportation and school operations by $2 billion in the next budget are awaiting action in the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
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