Saying she was truly dismayed by $1.8 billion in cuts to education, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the 2011-13 operating budget June 15.
The largest reductions were in suspending I-728 and I-732 and eliminating K-4 class size enhancement for about $1.4 billion in “savings” to the state.
Another large reduction was $179 million for K-12 salaries – 3 percent for administrators and 1.9 percent for certificated and classified staff – which shifted the state budget problem to local school districts, forcing them to determine whether to pass on the reduction or make up the difference.
Read the full update here.
Updates on the Legislature and state government from the Washington State School Directors' Association.
