So you thought your local school levies were only gong to be used for local improvements in the future? You thought the school teachers were going to be paid by the state? Ha.
The Washington Education Association used hard bargaining that ignored
the laws prohibiting levy money from being used for wage enhancements.
The union instigated multiple strikes, and elected school boards gave in
to extraordinary wage demands including raises as high as 34 percent.
These increases in school districts’ payroll obligations massively
exceeded the salary funds provided by the state, and now districts are
going to cannibalize school services to fund the union’s wage increase
demands.
Read more to learn how far into the red your local district budget will be in four years.
Friday, November 9, 2018
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