Kansas cut funding to its schools as a way to help get the state through the “Great Recession.” Parents and school districts filed a law suit claiming that the cuts had harmed students, especially those in poorer districts. The case has now been ruled on by the Kansas Supreme Court, and they h[...]
Posts Tagged ‘budget’
April 16th, 2014 - 3:31 pm § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
McCleary Report Due in Two Weeks
How in hell is the state legislature going to explain to the Washington State Supreme Court that we still are not fully funding public education as required under the Washington State Constitution? READMORE at Publicola.[...]
April 16th, 2014 - 8:57 am § in Uncategorized
Canada Cancels All Home Delivery of Mail
Don’t send Aunt Betty up in Quebec anything by mail next Christmas. By the time she gets around to picking up your fruit cake, it may be mid January. Canada Post is cancelling home delivery of mail! Of course this is happening in a country where blizzards are common and the friendly gove[...]
Where Tax Money Goes?
How much goes to science?[...]
March 25th, 2014 - 2:02 pm § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Is Snohomish County Effectively Bankrupt?
It would seem so, because by all appearances, the county was negligent in issuing building permits for the now-buried houses below Slide Hill. The risk of this hill collapsing has been known for years, and the county apparently was warned, but seems to have ignored the danger. Now, dozens are dead, [...]
March 20th, 2014 - 8:18 am § in Misc.
Washington the 6th best state in which to be a taxpayer.
Yet Another Reminder: Washington Is a Low-Tax State! by Goldy, HORSESASS Personal finance social network WalletHub ranks Washington the 6th best state in which to be a taxpayer. Apropos to yesterday’s post on the proper context in which to put proposed local tax hikes, I’d just like to mention f[...]
February 16th, 2014 - 12:00 pm § in Misc.
William Quick, English Student, Explains How Democracy Should Support The HUmanities!
Where are OUR students? Mr. Quick, a student in the still proud British system of higher education, eloquently defends the need for the British Government to fund humanities educations. What struck me is that William was defending something against cuts that would not come close to approaching the[...]
January 26th, 2014 - 11:33 am § in Misc.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Great place for rich white folks to avoid taxes!
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Why Go the UW? II UW Prof speaks