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Some parents with kids in crisis in Washington are making a heart wrenching decision. They’re sending their children to out-of-state therapeutic boarding schools. And taxpayers are picking up the tab. While these are outlier cases, they highlight ongoing gaps in in-state services — gaps that were laid bare during the COVID pandemic.
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Oregon lawmakers narrowly approved an $8.2 billion spending plan Tuesday for K-12 schools. It’s an 11 percent increase over the previous budget cycle.But…
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Public schools in Oregon will have to wait longer to find out how much state funding they can expect over the next two years.The Oregon House postponed a…
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Oregon lawmakers are moving forward with a key piece of the upcoming state spending plan. A legislative budget panel Thursday approved an $8.2 billion…
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Budget writers at the Oregon Legislature are warning of deep cuts to health care and education. The Democrats in charge of putting together a two-year…
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In what has become the new normal, Washington state lawmakers are expected to go into an overtime session because they’ve been unable to agree on a state…
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Washington’s 105-day legislative session is more than half over. But the big job of negotiating a new two-year state budget has yet to begin. Senate…
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Education advocates made their case for increased school funding in front of Oregon lawmakers Thursday. The subcommittee that focuses on education heard…
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Washington state school districts will not go over the so-called “levy cliff.” At least not next year. The state House Thursday sent the governor a…
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Washington state’s 105-day legislative session is almost at the halfway point. But a final, bipartisan deal on school funding could still be months…