Thread by @NShrubs

Just going to say that if @WASenDemocrats & @WAHouseDems let public ed suffer & decline thanks to a lack of action by #waleg - and as a direct result of actions BY #waleg via #McCleary - they won't be a majority for much longer. Look at AZ, TX, UT, ID as examples. #waedu

#waleg CAUSED the problem in public ed. YOU need to fix it. I'm sure as hell not going to be out knocking on doors & calling potential voters & sign waving like I've done before for anyone in @WAHouseDems or @WaSenate otherwise. Besides, I'll be too busy with my supersized class.

Let's look at a some of the issues #waleg caused with its #McCleary "fix". Start with the staff salary mix. Here's how that impacts Ellensburg.
dailyrecordnews.com/news/mccleary-…

Here's Goldendale. Notice how old these articles are. #waleg has had AMPLE OPPORTUNITY to fix this issue, but they have chosen not to.
goldendalesentinel.com/news/mccleary-…

General overview:
In sprawling McCleary fix, lawmakers may resurrect inequities in Washington schools
(Hint: they did)
#waleg
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/e…

"The new formula..results in no additional money for any district with a student poverty rate of 30 percent or above. Under staff mix, each of the state’s 295 districts got at least some extra funding to compensate for the average educ & experience of their teaching staff" #waleg

And of course, the whole history of & the current issues with #McCleary can be found here thanks to the tireless public ed advocates (& democracy-supporters), @WAParamountDuty #waleg #waedu
paramountduty.org/designed-to-fa…

You can't say you weren't warned, @WASenDemocrats & @WAHouseDems. Lots of districts crunched the numbers several years ago & saw the proverbial writing on the wall. You chose to ignore them. #waleg
myedmondsnews.com/2018/08/edmond…

And this is mostly just the staff salary mix - something you could EASILY update & reinstate, @WAHouseDems & @WASenDemocrats. I haven't even gotten to the levy swipe part. #waleg #waedu
paramountduty.org/the-funding-ga…

"Legislators pursued a levy swipe: a strategy of using the McCleary case to increase state property taxes, while at the same time putting a cap on local public school levies." #waleg #waedu
paramountduty.org/the-funding-ga…

Here's a bit more info on levy swaps - aka levy swipes.

McCleary Reality Check: Legitimate Solutions Required to Fully Fund Schools #waleg #waedu
budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/mccl…

And the gist of the levy swap, aka levy swipe, was that it was basically a shell game, incorporating no new funding resources. #waleg #waedu #McCleary

There are lots more issues with public ed funding in WA, starting with special ed caps & a #waleg specialty - UNFUNDED MANDATES! - but these are 2 major ones. Here's prob the best explanation of staff salary mix. #waleg #waedu @WASenDemocrats @WAHouseDems
storiesfromschool.org/your-salary-an…

And before the white supremacist starts pushing #vouchers & posting about high Seattle teacher salaries (median house price is ~$800K range) & per student allocations (which everyone knows is BS), here's some private school admin salaries. #waleg
nypost.com/2021/06/12/new…

And now I need to go take a fucking long walk to work off my anger at public ed being left to wither & die at the hands of @WASenDemocrats & @WAHouseDems before I can sit down - ON A SATURDAY - and finish up some grading that I don't have time to do during my work day.

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