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The Washington Supreme Court’s decision in the McCleary vs. Washington case makes clear that now is the time to move forward with reforms to education funding. The decision validates what parents, students, teachers, and principals have known for a long time–the state is not meeting its duty to fund the basic education every student in [...]
The court room in the Temple of Justice yesterday was filled to the brim, and then some. Lots of us brought children because this case is really about their future. Late comers had to watch the Supreme Court proceedings from a TV on folding chairs in the marbled lobby. Watching the state defend itself in [...]
Today, LEV will bring a dozen kids to the Washington Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in the McCleary v. State lawsuit. For these students, the issue of school funding is personal. It’s pretty obvious to them, and their parents, and their teachers that the state is not meeting its constitutional and paramount duty to [...]
LEV Foundation filed an amicus brief in the education funding lawsuit, McCleary v. State. In February 2010, King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick declared that the state’s funding of K-12 education violates its constitutional duty in the McCleary v. State lawsuit. The state appealed the ruling in March 2010 and the state Supreme Court [...]
The state’s appeal of the education funding lawsuit is scheduled for a hearing on June 28th in front of the state Supreme Court. It’s been more than a year since King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick ruled that “state funding [for basic education] is not ample, it is not stable, and it is not [...]
Education advocates are waiting for news about when the Washington Supreme Court will hear the state’s appeal on the education funding lawsuit. Last February, a King County judge ruled that the state was not fulfilling its paramount duty to fund basic education. In March, the state appealed the decision to the state Supreme Court. The [...]
It’s been almost six months since King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick ruled that “state funding [for basic education] is not ample, it is not stable, and it is not dependable” in the McCleary school funding case. The ruling represented a huge victory for Washington’s school kids and the Network for Excellence in Washington [...]
The following is a guest blog post by Buzz Porter, an attorney at Dionne & Rorick, about the recent decision in McCleary v. State. When a court issues a written opinion, most people (including their lawyers) immediately jump to the end of the decision to read the conclusion. Who won, who lost, and what’s the [...]
This week, King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick ruled that the state is failing to meet its “paramount duty” to amply provide for the education of all Washington students. This was a huge victory for Washington’s kids and for the plaintiffs, the Network for Excellence in Washington Schools (NEWS)–a coalition of parents, school districts, [...]
This morning, King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick ruled that “state funding [for basic education] is not ample, it is not stable, and it is not dependable.” This is a HUGE victory for a million Washington school kids! It’s been over two years since an impressive group of parents, school districts, unions, and community-based [...]
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