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Current System: Education
The state does not fund the fundamentals of education
- The operating budget spends more than $13 billion on K-12 education
- The 19th study on education finance isn't due back to the Legislature until 2009
- The Legislature has punted on funding the fundamentals of education such as books, transportation and classified salary staff
- Unfunded mandates on local school districts create a system where schools rely on levy dollars to pay for the state's ideas
- Washington has a 30 percent dropout rate
- Students who don't pass the one-size-fits-all test are being left behind
Our education system is not designed for the
21st Century
21st Century Vision
Bring education into the 21st Century
- Fund the fundamentals of education
- Hire the best and brightest teachers
- Help every student succeed in the career path of their choice
- Lower the dropout rate
- Measure results and accountability
21st Century Solutions
Delivering real successes and real change
- Fund education before any other state program receives dollars
- Ensure excellent teachers are in our classrooms
- Address students with learning challenges with early intervention
- Ensure students have a working knowledge of reading, writing, Algebra, Geometry and Biology by 10th grade
- Bolster career and technical education to ensure students have the skills and opportunities to succeed after graduation
- Help every student graduate on-time with the skills to succeed
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