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Urge State Legislators to Fully Fund K-12 Public Schools Now
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Billion Dollar Bake Sale Washington is Baking Now!
What you need to know
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Schools across Washington State, including Seattle Public Schools, face growing structural budget deficits that threaten to cause huge cuts and even school closures. The underlying cause of these deficits is the state legislature’s failure to fully fund our public schools as required by the state constitution.
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The Washington State legislature must meet its constitutional obligation to fully fund K-12 education during the 2025 legislative session, averting budget cuts and school closures that would harm our kids. Specifically, we urge the legislature to fulfill its paramount duty to amply fund education!
, then to urge them to fully fund K-12 public education and close public school district budget deficits in Seattle and across the state.Ìý
We Can Make a Difference All Together Right Now.Ìý
Send a message to your legislator today.
How does this affect the school district?
Washington State's paramount duty is to fully fund K-12 public education. In recent years, the state legislature has increased funding in many areas of education. But the cost of providing services to our students surpasses what the state provides in some cases. For example, in Seattle, state and federal funding provide only half of the $250 million SPS spends on special education services.
We want the State Legislature to use this extra revenue, or some combination of other progressive revenue options, to fully fund K-12 schools.
SPS Budget Timeline
The 2025 Legislative session is 60 days, and runs January 13 - April 27, 2025.
If the state provides more funding, SPS may not have to make major program cuts and school closures which would harm our kids.
SPS is expected to present a preview of its proposed budget to the SPS Board in spring of 2025.
SPS presents is budget in June 2025 and holds a public hearing.Ìý
The SPS Board votes on the 2025-26 budget in early July 2025.
CALLS TO ACTION (OCtOBER 2024)
Contact your legislator
Find your district and then send an email to your legislator urging them to fully fund K-12 public education now.
Contact the school board & Superintendent
Ask the school board and superintdendent to use their power to advocate for more funding from the state.
Spread the word
Commit to sharing this with people who support public education in Washington State. All Together, we can make a difference.
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