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OSPI Chief Reykdal confronted by data from WPC Report Card
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Reykdal's effort to avoid confronting negative school data by dismissing WPC as "partisan" hits a snag due to the fact it's not WPC data but state data from OSPI.WPC is citing.
Pointing to stats from Washington Policy Center's Report Card for Washington's Future showing student spending is up per pupil from $13,775 to $19,163, while student test scores show decline with "about 60 percent not on track for college level learning in math and 50 percent when it comes to English", Q13 reporter Hana Kim asked OSPI chief Chris Reykdal, "What should districts be doing differently that maybe they haven't tried before, what is your guidance on this to maybe turn things around?"
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New Numbers Show Washington's Decline
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Without measurements, government leaders can't be held accountable for their policies. Thankfully, a new tool that provides real data about our state is now available at washingtonpolicy.org/reportcard.
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Red Ink for Red Cups: State Brews Up Wasteful Program to Promote Reusable Coffee Cups
By Todd Myers
State lawmakers are spending more of your tax dollars on a public awareness campaign. For $400,000, it's collected just over 3,000 signatures.
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More Payers, Not Fewer, Needed in Health Care: Taxpayer-Financed Care is the Wrong Goal
By Elizabeth New
When the government foots the bill, the system stops rewarding being cost-conscious.
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Will the Capital Gains Tax Increase to 9.9% Cause Business to Leave the State?
By Mark Harmsworth
A higher capital gains tax exacerbates the vicious cycle; businesses leave and take their revenue with them, so the state raises taxes to make up the lost revenue, which causes more businesses to leave.
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