The article in this link provides details about funding per student broken out by state. Please note that it shows WA State at almost $22,000/student/year. Read the article for full details. Below we share examples of what you will see. Some of the charts are interactive so reading the original article may be helpful. Article USA Facts … [Read more...]
Letter: ‘VPS has no operational reserves and no credible plans to raise them’
Date: Monday, October 20, 2025. Published at ClarkCountyToday.com Please take a moment to read this article. It points out the precarious situation in the Vancouver School District and its path to financial stress...all because the School Board Directors won't take the necessary actions. Area resident Larry Roe says the Vancouver School District’s financial woes are due to ‘continuously spending more than our elected state representatives allocate for public education’ Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in this letter to the editor are those of the author alone and may not reflect the editorial position of ClarkCountyToday.com Our Vancouver Public School Board meeting (10/14/25, … [Read more...]
Camas School District – Views of a previous resident
Kat Greenwell shares her thoughts about her past life living in the Camas School district. It's heartfelt and worth reading. I have gone back and forth between posting this or not for a few weeks. But maybe my observations working for CSD can help parents. I’ve worked in many positions at several schools. First of all, there are many stellar teachers and staff in CSD. As a parent and as a para educator, I will confidently say that Camas elementary schools are top notch. Secondary schools... That being said, the recent politics, lack of transparency, and bureaucratic sludge led me to move my family out of state. Having worked in school districts in Utah, Mississippi, and … [Read more...]
K-12 Education Washington State: Does more $$$ = higher test scores?
This article is going to be one of those that is complicated and full of data. There's simply no way around it. However, we'll summarize the data AND provide the spreadsheets and links so you can go look for yourself. The graphic chart to the left comes from an article from the Seattle Times titled "Washington’s 2018 state test scores still show large gaps between student groups". The title of the article is a hot link incase you want to read it. Please note that the Times makes it clear that Washington States "passing" score levels are lower than other areas of the United States...which means that the "passing" scores are even worse when compared to other states. What is the … [Read more...]
Boys who think they are girls – girls who think they are boys – Woman who is a cat: Will the HRC require litterboxes for people?
When the Washington State Human Rights Commission decided that a person who "self identifies" as the opposite sex can have full use of the "facilities" (bathrooms, showers, locker rooms, dressing rooms, etc.) of the sex they identify with that nothing strange or unusual would happen (issues have already come up). In the "old" says we thought that the fringe were people who had some slightly different views of the world and while strange to the mainstream were none-the-less humorous and funny. How far are we "evolving"? Do we really need to accommodate every single persons "views and feelings"? Do we need to turn the world upside down so that every whim, fancy or preference should be … [Read more...]