WA could pay for all these edu programs they plan to cut and MORE if they just didn't repeal the 2025 estate tax expansion...

The WA Senate Dems' budget proposal includes at least a whopping $310 million in cuts to public education: ❌ $140M cut to transition to kindergarten ❌ $110M cut to Local Effort Assistance (meaning an immediate budget cut to school district operations) ❌ $60M cut to budget depreciation calculations

This is a good letter from WA State PTA about the proposed millionaire's tax, and we share their concerns. While we do support the current proposal -- an income tax has been in our legislative agenda for 10+ years -- it would be much stronger if much of its funding were dedicated to K-12 public ed.

Do you agree with us, SPI @chrisreykdal.bsky.social, and the Seattle Times that #waleg should earmark much of the revenue a millionaire's tax to K-12 public education? If so, send the governor and your three legislators a message telling them to make it happen!

This is very smart of @chrisreykdal.bsky.social. The initial millionaire's tax proposal earlier this week from Dems in #waleg won't fly with voters because it doesn't offer them anything big in exchange for voters doing something big (agreeing to an income tax). Reykdal's proposal is big.

Wonderful to see @chrisreykdal.bsky.social endorse the push to dedicate some of the millionaire's tax revenue to K-12 public schools. It's good policy -- and it'll make voters more likely to approve it!

If #waleg is going to pass a millionaire's tax, they should commit to using a substantial amount of its revenues to help our public schools. Tell your legislators and @governorferguson.bsky.social to guarantee at least 50% of millionaire's tax revenues go to K-12 public education:

If @governorferguson.bsky.social calls #waleg back into session to deal with the budget, you had better believe we will insist on billions in new funding for our public schools, funded by a wealth tax.

It is really not OK that House Dems in #waleg are slashing spending for public schools, especially when schools across the state face a budget crisis. Should we urge @governorferguson.bsky.social to veto the final budget if it includes the House's levels of K-12 spending and not the Senate's?

Why are WA House Democrats so much more opposed to funding public education than the WA Senate Democrats? House Dems have spent the whole 2025 session pushing back hard against efforts to fund public education, constantly gutting K-12 spending bills sent to them by the Senate. More here:

Senate Dems’ wealth tax proposal, SB 5797, would fund a desperately needed $3 billion for our public schools. If @governorferguson.bsky.social doesn’t want to use a wealth tax, he needs to come up with another revenue source to provide that funding. Refusing to deliver the $3B is unacceptable.

Since last week we've driven in more than 600 emails to @governorferguson.bsky.social's office, and many phone calls, urging him to add billions in much needed funds for our public schools by passing a wealth tax. We are truly horrified that he would consider vetoing it.

It's our holy grail: $4 billion more *per year* for K-12 public schools, paid for by new taxes on WA's richest residents. It's SB 5797, and we need your help to get it passed! Click here to email your three legislators and @governorferguson.bsky.social to urge them to pass SB 5797!

State Senate Democrats' revenue proposal is *excellent*. It includes $4 billion per year for public schools, funded by a financial intangibles tax paid by about 4,300 wealthy individuals. We hope the House supports it - and that @governorferguson.bsky.social would sign it. #waleg

Public education in WA is in deep trouble, facing huge budget cuts (and that was before Trump and Musk got their chainsaw out). Tell @governorferguson.bsky.social to add billions more for our schools -- and to tax the rich to fund it!

Public education in WA is in deep trouble, facing huge budget cuts (and that was before Trump and Musk got their chainsaw out). Tell @governorferguson.bsky.social to add billions more for our schools -- and to tax the rich to fund it!

There's a lot of (smart!) encouragement to pace ourselves and choose our advocacy priorities in the midst of fascism. For me, it's always been public education because it is *always* something to be *for.* Public education is a beacon for democracy and civil rights. Fund it accordingly!

Washington’s Paramount Duty was proud to co-sponsor today’s Billion Dollar Bake Sale at the State Capitol! Hundreds of people showed up to demand “no more crumbs: fund our schools!”

Excellent thread from Study Up Washington. The testimony is very powerful. From across the state, in districts large and small, urban and rural, east and west, the message is loud and it's clear: WA is badly underfunding our schools. Legislators must act now by providing ample funding!

Excellent testimony from our board member Emily Carmichael!

We're proud to be part of the Billion Dollar Bake Sale. Join us on January 30 in Olympia to show the governor and the legislature that we need them to step up with billions of dollars for our students and our public schools! www.billiondollarbakesalewa.com

The governor-elect needs to go back to the drawing board, because these priorities will fail our students.

Washington Education Association President Larry Delaney has strong words about Governor Inslee's budget that cuts education funding -- and we agree! We hope Bob Ferguson does better. www.facebook.com/WEAAdvocacy/...

Governor Jay Inslee's final budget proposal continues his neglect of our public schools. $1.3B for salaries and operations is a fraction of the $4B that's needed. And it comes with $347M in cuts, which is simply not defensible given the crisis facing schools. We hope and expect better from Ferguson.

After 12 years of Jay Inslee's neglect of public education, we hope Bob Ferguson will make education funding a priority. This interview is not promising. Schools need $4 billion more a year in funding. Voters did not give him a mandate to cut spending.

What does Trump's victory mean for public education? Nothing good. And much that is bad: starting with the likelihood that WA's already severe failure to fund public schools will get much worse. Stay tuned though: we're about to share options for how you can fight back!