In recent years, districts are spending a lot more money to keep Washingtons schools runningbut state funding isnt keeping up.
Thats according to a new report from the League of Education Voters, which found school districts have increased spending on staff by 19.7% between the 2019-20 and 2022-23 school years.
Were using an outdated prototypical school funding model to try to take care of kids in 2024, said one rural school district superintendent quoted in the report. Its like trying to use a geometry equation to solve a calculus problem. They dont match.
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