OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed a bill responding to the state Supreme Court’s 2012 decision that the state is unconstitutionally underfunding basic education.
Teachers’ compensation, teacher-shortage, the educational opportunity gap and school districts’ operating levies are all on Washington state legislators’ agenda this session as the state Supreme Court’s McCleary mandate — along with the court’s $100,000 per day contempt citation — loom over the proceedings.
