Class Size Initiative Adds Another Layer To Washington School Questions

Washington voters during the general election passed another mandate to reduce school class sizes in the state…but it adds another layer to the complex question of how the state should define and fund basic education…and where to find the money to do it.  White Salmon Valley Schools Superintendent Jerry Lewis says if the I-1351 standards were adopted…building capacity becomes a big issue for districts like his.  Lewis notes the district took a state building survey on the impact of I-1351 showing it would leave them short five to six classrooms at Whitson Elementary School, and there is no room for that expansion.  The initiative comes on top of the Washington Legislature dealing with the McCleary decision from the judiciary to fully fund basic education.

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