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Opinion: Proposed bill would cut funding to schools that do not adopt controversial state-imposed curriculum
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes one of the main reasons polls show a loss of faith in so many of our public institutions is the decline in…
Opinion: Fact Check – Repealing the capital gains income tax will ‘devastate’ basic education. Is that true?
Paul Guppy of the Washington Policy Center points out the fact that an income tax hurts our state explains why voters, who collectively are generally smarter…
Opinion: HB 2331 would create yet another reason for families to leave the public education system
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center states that she has ‘never seen the rising level of distrust and broad decline in reputation for public schools as…
Opinion: HB 2494, to add more funding to amply funded public schools, will not help students
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes that what public education needs is not more money, but more common sense reforms.
Opinion: Governor Inslee is right to support individual tutoring to help students make up for COVID learning loss
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes Washington lawmakers should now consider giving parents access to regular education funding.
Opinion: Back-to-school checklist, to protect students and make sure all children are safe at school
Liv Finne, of the Washington Policy Center offers a checklist that provides positive ways for parents to get involved in their child’s education.
Low test scores used to assail Inslee’s school closure during pandemic
Education director of the Washington Policy Center, Liv Finne, criticizes Governor Jay Inslee’s decision to close schools during the COVID-1…
Opinion: State report finds public schools have failed to teach 40% of K-4 elementary students adequately in reading
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes the public is clearly running out of patience with the creaky and unresponsive public education model.
Opinion: Problematic racialist bill dies in the House Education Committee
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center states that parents see that the school system’s concerns over ‘woke inclusivity and equity’ are degrading the qual…
Opinion: The state legislature may soon significantly reduce classroom instruction time for students
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center states the legislation may be great for the teacher’s union, but it will deprive many of Washington’s school childr…
Opinion: Background resources for capital gains income tax court hearing
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers a decade of research and short educational videos discussing this income tax.
Opinion: My recent debate shows why Washington families need school choice to catch up with the rest of the nation
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center hopes the new legislature can catch up and provide a real ‘System of Support’ that families can use to access high-…