(Editor's Note: This report has been updated to correct information in the section on the Capital Budget)
After rolling out a proposed two-year spending plan Tuesday, the Senate Ways & Means Committee took public testimony for more than six hours on its version of ESHB 1087. (See the “500” sections for public schools, or LEAP documents for more information.)
From the K-12 community, Senators heard from nearly everyone that the move to average daily attendance (ADA) was a bad idea, wouldn’t reduce truancy, and would impact Washington’s high poverty, at-risk, and disadvantaged students the most.
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Updates on the Legislature and state government from the Washington State School Directors' Association.
