Doomsday Scenario: A Court Order to Increase Taxes for K-12
In its showdown with lawmakers, what would happen if the Washington state Supreme Court ordered an increase in taxes to pay for a larger K-12 budget?
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June 19, 2014
June 12, 2014
Judges Say Kan. Legislators Met K-12 Equity Order; Adequacy Question Open
A panel of judges in Kansas has ruled that state lawmakers satisfied an order from the state Supreme Court to make its K-12 finance system more equitable
June 09, 2014
Law Diminishing Kansas Labor Protections Challenged by Teachers' Union
The Kansas National Education Association is filing a legal challenge to a new law that eliminated due-process rights for state teachers.
May 07, 2014
Teachers' Union in Florida Fails in Bid to Overturn Evaluation System
Despite federal Judge Mark Walker's criticisms of Florida's evaluation system, he declined to strike it down, saying it was a legal method for judging teachers.
April 30, 2014
Washington State Lawmakers Admit Pain in Meeting Mandated Spending Hikes
Evergreen State lawmakers say they've made some progress in meeting court-mandated spending increases by 2018, but concede in a new report there's a long way to go.
March 25, 2014
School-Finance Overhaul in Kansas Could End Early-Education Push
A plan to boost school funding in Kansas in the wake of a court ruling could mean Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to increase pre-K spending won't succeed.
March 24, 2014
Arizona Supreme Court: School-Choice Savings Accounts Can Continue
The highest court in Arizona has declined to review a ruling from a lower court last year that upheld a savings account program using state per-student funding.
February 12, 2014
N.Y. Lawsuit Seeks More School Funding for 'Sound Basic Education'
A new lawsuit claims that New York state has not lived up to the K-12 funding commitments it began to satisfy in 2007, citing budget cuts in recent years.
January 29, 2014
Wyoming State Chief Wins Court Battle Over Her Job, But War Continues
Cindy Hill has said she'll resume her previous duties as Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction, but an ongoing state investigation into her conduct still could pose problems.
January 28, 2014
Legislators and Judges on K-12 Funding: Tussles Over the Balance of Power
As Kansas awaits a landmark decision on K-12 school funding, what's happening in the Evergreen State might provide a preview of fights over who controls the budget.
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