Peter Callaghan (column, 2-17) laments that school reform proposals have become partisan. He is being willfully naive.

Yes, all school reform proposals have become politicized because almost no school “reform” bill comes from original ideas in the state where it is proposed. Any school reform bill needs scrutinizing to see if it is opening avenues for money to be extracted from our schools or setting the groundwork for later actions that will redistribute the wealth of the schools to private corporations.

Confiscation of our tax dollars under the guise of “reform” is the expertise of ALEC – the American …

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The Washington Supreme Court’s 2009 McCleary decision was a powerful ruling in favor of the citizens of Washington, specifically those affected by the underfunding of public education.

This decision made the state responsible for not meeting the unique mandate of our state constitution, which states that “It is the paramount duty of the State to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders” (Article IX, §1). This particular mandate values each citizen getting a fair K-12 education.

This year, the court found that the state was not in compliance with the decision, as there was …

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