Lawmakers: 2016 will be another year of education focus

From the Yakima Herald

Washington state lawmakers say 2016 really will be the year they focus on reforming the way the state pays for education.

At The Associated Press Legislative Preview on Thursday, House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan said the Legislature is under pressure from both the courts and state law to finally resolve the complicated budget issues at the heart of the Supreme Court ruling known as the McCleary decision. The ruling said the state wasn’t spending enough on basic education, including teacher salaries, and depended too much on local tax levies. Read the rest of the story here.