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...]