Letter: Why WA schools are broke despite billions in funding

Jonathan Hines from Vancouver dissects Washington's education funding crisis, arguing that union demands, administrative bloat, and unfunded IEP mandates are consuming billions while classrooms suffer. He details how districts cannibalized levy funds for salary increases and face a $500 million special education gap that forces cuts to general student programs. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-the-cracks-in-the-foundation-why-washingtons-education-system-is-faltering/ #WashingtonEducation #SchoolFunding #McClearyDecision #TeacherUnions #SpecialEducation #Opinion #ClarkCounty #Vancouver #EducationReform #PublicSchools