$500K later, McCleary task force still doesnt have plan to fix education
The legislative task force given the job of recommending solutions for Washington’s K-12 school-funding crisis spent more than $500,000 on the work without ever approving a formal proposal.
Meanwhile, lawmakers assigned to the task force claimed roughly $11,300 in expenses while doing the work.
The Education Funding Task Force was created through legislation in 2016 after lawmakers decided not to tackle the last big issue relating to the state Supreme Court’s McCleary decision.
The 2012 McCleary decision ruled that lawmakers were violating the state constitution by underfunding K-12 public schools. Justices since 2014 have held the state in contempt of court for not making enough progress toward a full-funding plan.
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