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Teachers in the Evergreen State are among the best paid in the country?
From the News Tribune It's a 2 cup of coffee read (maybe 3) Washington’s teacher salaries are the fourth-highest in the United States, according to the National Education Association. A News Tribune analysis also found that teacher salaries in Pierce County have increased by an average of about 82% over the last 10 years. The average salary for a teacher in Pierce County in the 2024-2025 school year is about $97,000. Some Pierce County districts that have seen the biggest increases in average teacher salaries also find themselves in financial distress, according to a News Tribune analysis. Of the five school districts that saw the highest percent change in average teacher … [Read more...]
Reykdal seeks $3B injection for WA public schools in next budget
Wait...it appears he wants about $4 billion more. The original article was published at the Washington State Standard. Reykdal seeks $3B injection for WA public schools in next budget • Washington State Standard Are you ready to spend more taxes to give schools another $4 billion? Test scores have declined even with the massive increases in the last 8 years. Over 80% of all money goes to personnel. Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal wants a big ramp up in spending on Washington public schools in the next state budget. How big? Try $2.9 billion. A third of those new dollars would go to fully fund special education. Another $695 million to add and retain … [Read more...]
WA school leaders make case for more spending despite court-ordered funding bumps
How much money is enough for K-12 education in Washington State? The article shared today provides details. The original can be found at: TheCenterSquare Share the information with anyone you think is concerned not just about their taxes but the education of tomorrow's children. The Washington Association of School Administrators launched a new website last month that makes the case for increased state spending on K-12 education, even as the state's public schools now spend $19,000 on average statewide for the education of each student, a dramatic rise over the pre-McCleary level of $10,000 per student. The state Supreme Court’s January 2012 McCleary decision ordered the state … [Read more...]
Why WA school budgets are getting tighter, and what can be done about it
Jami Lund pointed this article out in social media. The original article was published July 24th in Washington State Standard by Marguerite Roza and Aashish Dhammani. Talk about a thankless job. In Washington state, school district budgeting has suddenly become much more difficult. After more than a decade of strong revenue growth, districts are facing deficits. In 2013, the average expenditure per student in Washington was $9,600. Since then, the Legislature has steadily increased funding for schools. Then came federal pandemic relief funds. In this last school year, Washington schools averaged over $18,000 per student. That’s an 89% increase (far outpacing inflation at … [Read more...]
Opinion: Tax rates go down. tax dollars go way up in the Ridgefield School District
This article was published in Clark County Today on April 12th 2024 and explains the "rate" vs. dollars relationship of taxes when you consider bonds and levy's. Its worth the read. Heidi Pozzo shares what’s actually happening to your property tax dollars in the Ridgefield School District Heidi Pozzo for Clark County Today It is April. Tax month. By now you’ve received your property tax bill and are getting ready to pay for the first half of the year taxes. Heidi Pozzo If you flip over your bill, you’ll see on the back rates for each taxing jurisdiction. At the top are the rates for voted levies. You’ll see one there for Ridgefield School District. Rate per thousand is … [Read more...]
Spending per student K-12 2023/2024
Nice and simple: Hanson, Melanie. “U.S. Public Education Spending Statistics” EducationData.org, September 8, 2023, https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics … [Read more...]
New Teachers contracts in Southwest Washington State: Update Sept 22, 2023
It's Friday morning September 22, 2023. We just got off the phone with the Evergreen School District HR; Evergreen Teachers Association Union office; Camas School District HR and Battle Ground HR. We contacted Evergreen and Camas to get copies of the newly approved teachers contracts. Neither contract is published and there is no target date for publication. Both districts said that once the teachers have approved the contract the district must then go through a review process to correct any wording and formatting. The proposed final document then goes back to the Union with any revisions and then back to the district, rinse and repeat until it's approved by both parties. In the case of … [Read more...]
Washington State K-12 compensation and other data
Our friend Jeff has a website we've mentioned before. Given the strikes at Evergreen and Camas and talk of striking at Battle Ground and other districts around the state we reached out to Jeff asking for an overview of the information he tracks. Following is that discussion with links to his website and data for your perusal. Note: Jeff does an annual update in December to capture the most current data published by OSPI. This data is entirely from OSPI. Jeff amalgamates and organizes it. So if someone claims the data is false refer them to Chris Reykdal the State Superintent of Schools. I have these charts already online for all 295 traditional school districts in WA plus most of … [Read more...]
More Students Are Turning Away From College and Toward Apprenticeships?
As a society, for the past 20+ years, we've pushed a college education as the ultimate goal. If you don't go to college you'll never earn as much money. If you don't go to college You are somehow less fulfilled. In the meantime there are a LOT of jobs that pay better than what college graduates earn. Many college attendees run up massive student debt. Here's some college graduation data: The percentage of college students who graduate varies depending on the type of institution, the length of study, and the gender of the students12345. The average college graduation rate at four-year schools was 60% between 2008-2020 1. In 2020, the 6-year graduation rate for first-time, full-time … [Read more...]
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