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Another PTA Issues an Anti-Charter School Resolution | Seattle Education

Another PTA Issues an Anti-Charter School Resolution | Seattle Education:

Another PTA Issues an Anti-Charter School Resolution

Resolution

WHEREAS the Olympic View community believes that a vibrant, fully funded and supported, public education is fundamental to the survival of our democracy, a thriving economy, and our shared well-being.

WHEREAS public schools in Washington State are suffering from underfunding, resulting in cutbacks of teaching and support staff, and increasingly inadequate instructional materials.

WHEREAS the Olympic View community has done what it can to fill the gaps in funding needs, but cannot and should not be expected to fill all the gaps, let alone make the investments we feel are necessary.

WHEREAS the Washington Supreme Court recently has ordered the state to meet its constitutionally mandated