Washington Supreme Court to hear school funding debate
OLYMPIA – Attorneys for Washington are scheduled to appear before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to argue that lawmakers have complied with court orders to boost public school funding. On the other side of the courtroom will be attorneys for a coalition of parents, school districts and education groups that maintain lawmakers haven’t done enough.
Wednesday’s hearing marks the latest development in the McCleary case – a 2012 ruling that said the Legislature has failed to fully fund education and must correct those problems by 2018, according to the (Tacoma) News Tribune.
The state is now in contempt of court and accruing fines of $100,000 a day over the Legislature’s failure to produce a plan to meet the 2018 funding deadline.
On Wednesday, the court will hear arguments to help them decide whether to lift the sanctions or impose more serious penalties that could dramatically alter next year’s budget debates at the state Capitol.
Read more: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/05/washington-state-supreme-court-to-hear-school-fund/
