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Latest Census report on “income and poverty” reveals rising middle class and very little change in income inequality in quarter century
September 17, 2018The U.S. Census Bureau has released the 2017 report on Income and Poverty in the United States. Follow the link to the report, which includes brief highlights. Economist Mark Perry provides his usual…Read more
Perspectives: Negotiated teacher pay increases and their effect on education finances; academic performance gaps remain.
September 17, 2018The Seattle Times offers a good explainer on the effect of this years teacher salary settlements. The legislative landscape for 2019 is almost surely altered by unsustainable collective bargaining agr…Read more
Washington ranks 2nd in the nation for per capital sales tax collections: Tax Foundation
September 12, 2018This probably comes as no surprise: The Tax Foundation reports that Washington ranks second in the nation for per capita sales tax collections. But, there's more to it than just the state's rel…Read more
Three school districts remain on strike, including Tacoma, the state’s fourth largest district
September 11, 2018What do you think about the teacher strikes and contract agreements being reached this fall? Take our brief survey and lest us know. Let's start with some good news. In Centralia, the teachers' union…Read more
Are this year’s teacher salary agreements setting up another funding crisis?
September 10, 2018Across our state, local school districts and teachers' unions engaged in collective bargaining as the first day of school approached. Several districts experienced strikes, some still ongoing. Other d…Read more
Three school districts agree on contracts; four still on strike.
September 10, 2018The Seattle Times reports teachers reached agreement on contracts in three districts over the weekend. Students in Tukwila, Puyallup and the Evergreen public schools are set to return to classes afte…Read more
