Our articles about school levies sometimes generates comments. Today we share the comments of a person that some may find useful. If you have comments (Pro or Con) about levies we'll add them to this article thread. You can use the comment submission process here or you can email us at swweducation dot gmail dot com. The comments have no reference to to the writer. Comment: Thank you to whomever for compiling this useful information. I am concerned that people don’t have a place to go to get more information before they vote to spent several hundred or thousands of dollars a year on these levy’s. People need to do their own assessment of the cost of these levies. The numbers in the … [Read more...]
Washington State House Bill 1272 – Stopping dissenting voter pamphlet statements – Call to Action
Update: March 6th We submitted a letter (click this link to open: SDvsElections-Pro-Con v1) to the WA House Reps for the 17th; 18th and 49th LD's asking for their help on this issue. Feel free to reach out to your legislators as well and share your thoughts. The Washington House Bill 1272 is progressing through the process. Please consider using the link below to register your vote AGAINST the following section of the bill. If you want to make sure that both sides are heard tell them to stop this proposed revision. What is the change? Currently if no one wants to write a yes or no position statement on a school bond or levy the State says anyone can offer to write the … [Read more...]
Do school districts inhibit “Con” positions on bonds and levies?
We bring you an "Op-Ed" by a reader who shares their thoughts on the process school districts go through to find people to write the "Pro" and "Con" positions on bonds and levy's. WA school districts are supposed to be teaching about constitutional republics and their associated checks and balances. School districts should be encouraging a lively debate on political issues including their own tax measures that are on the ballot. But are they? Almost all school districts, with measures on the Feb 2023 ballot across the state, may be failing to practice what they are supposed to be preaching and teaching. By state statute, school districts are supposed to find pro … [Read more...]
Historic change in special elections and levies
The week of April 26th 2021 was historic. It was the last levy that didn’t require a voter pamphlet. Until now school districts (and other entities) could run special elections but were NOT required to provide pro and con statements in writing with the ballot. With this change all special elections will require a written statement on yes and no votes. This change will increase the cost of a special election due to the voter pamphlet requirement. It will also cause election departments to search out people to write the pro and con statements. Until now it’s sometimes been hard to find people to write the No position. Going forward if someone in the local boundaries won’t write the No … [Read more...]
Homeschooling during the Covid shutdown Part 1
We went looking to see if we could find some more homeschooling resources. At this point, in Washington State, school has been out since the end of February with the possibility that schools won't reopen until January of 2021. That's what the "authorities" are saying. Is homeschooling better than public schools? What are the latest resources for parents to take over the education of their children? Read on... In Part 1 we'll focus on articles and studies addressing the question: Is homeschooling as good or better than public schools? Is homeschooling as good or better than public schools? Answer: The Daily Signal says homeschooling is better - Eleven of 14 peer-reviewed studies … [Read more...]