The McCleary Map: The Path to Amply Funded Public Schools

2004 2010 WEA Representative Court finds for NEWS Coalition, Assembly votes to form a declaring that the state of coalition to sue the state Washington is in violation of its for failing to meet its 2007 constitutional paramount duty constitutional duty McCleary v. State filed in to make ample provision for the to amply fund public King County Court. education of all children. education.

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2004 - 2007: NEWS Coalition – 2009 Network for Excellence in Washington McCleary trial Schools – established. 438 organizations heard in King County join, including the McCleary family from Superior Court. Chimacum, WA.

2011 2012 2017 State files appeal Washington Supreme Court unanimously rules August 2015 2017 Legislative session/ in State Supreme the state is violating its constitutional Court fines the state House and Senate pass Court and Court “paramount duty” to amply fund basic $100,000 a day for its separate K-12 funding holds hearing on education for all K-12 students. Court ongoing failure to plans; fines total more McCleary v. State retains jurisdiction until 2018 to ensure its ruling provide a school than $60 million; regular of Washington. is enforced. funding plan. session set to end April 23. Carter McCleary, second from right. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ?

2012 January 2014 September 2014 September 2016 Next? Court requires the state Court requires state to provide a complete plan Court finds state in contempt of Court sets Sept. 1, 2018 deadline to provide annual for how it will implement full funding of basic court for failing to provide the for fully funding basic ed. Carter progress reports. education by the 2017-18 school year. court-ordered funding plan. McCleary starts his senior year.

www.WashingtonEA.org/OurVoice The Members of NEWS NEWS comprises 438 organizations that are committed to improving the quality of public education in Washington state. Members of the McCleary Coalition include 206 school districts representing 90 percent of Washington’s public school students. The school districts, civil rights groups, education associations, civic organizations and community groups who belong to NEWS include:

Aberdeen Education Association Chewelah Education Association El Centro de la Raza Kiona-Benton City School District Mossyrock School District Pasco Association of Educators Sequim School District Vashon Island School District Aberdeen School District Chewelah School District Entiat Education Association La Center Education Association Mount Adams Education Association Pasco School District Shelton Education Association Vietnamese Friendship Association Almira Education Association Chimacum Education Association Entiat School District La Center School District Mount Adams School District Pateros Education Association Shelton School District Wahkiakum County Education Almira School District Chimacum Independent Enumclaw Education Association Lake Chelan Education Mount Baker Education Association Pateros School District Shoreline Education Association Association American Association of Association Enumclaw School District Association Mount Baker School District Paterson School District Shoreline Public Schools Wahkiakum School District University Women of WA Chimacum School District Ephrata Education Association Lake Chelan School District Mount Vernon Education Association Pe Ell Education Association Skykomish Education Association Waitsburg Education Association Arlington Education Association Citizens for Better Schools Ephrata School District Lake Quinault Education Mount Vernon School District Pe Ell School District Skykomish School District Waitsburg School District Arlington School District Clarkston Education Association Equitable Opportunity Caucus Association Mukilteo Education Association Peninsula Education Association Snohomish Education Association Walla Walla Education Association ArtsEd Washington Clarkston School District Everett Education Association Lake Quinault School District Mukilteo School District Peninsula School District Snohomish School District Walla Walla Public Schools Asotin-Anatone Education Cle Elum-Roslyn Education Everett Public Schools Lake Stevens Education Naches Valley Education Association Pioneer Education Association Snoqualmie Education Association Wapato Education Association Foundation Association Evergreen Education Association Association Naches Valley School District Pioneer School District Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools Wapato Public Schools Asotin-Anatone School District Cle Elum-Roslyn School District Evergreen Public Schools Lake Stevens School District Napavine Education Association Garfield County (Pomeroy) Education South Bend Education Association Washington Association of School Association of Educational Clover Park Education Association Federal Way Education Lake Washington Education Napavine School District Association South Bend School District Administrators Service Districts Clover Park School District Association Association Naselle-Grays River Valley Education Pomeroy School District South Kitsap Education Association Washington Association of School Association of Washington Colfax Education Association Federal Way Public Schools Lake Washington School District Association Port Angeles Education Association South Kitsap School District Business Officials School Principals Colfax School District Ferndale Education Association Lakewood Education Association Naselle-Grays River Valley Schools Port Angeles School District South Whidbey Education Association Washington Coalition for Gifted Auburn Education Association College Place Public Schools Ferndale School District Lakewood School District Nespelem Education Association Port Townsend Education Association South Whidbey School District Education Auburn School District Columbia County Education Fife Education Association League of Women Voters of Nespelem School District Port Townsend School District Spokane Education Association Washington Education Association Bainbridge Island Education Association-Dayton Fife Public Schools Washington Newport Education Association Prescott Education Association Spokane Public Schools Washington State PTA Association Columbia Education Association Finley Education Association Liberty Education Association Newport School District Prescott School District Stanwood-Camano Education Washington State Special Education Bainbridge Island School District Columbia School District Finley School District Liberty School District Nine Mile Falls Education Association Prosser Education Association Association Coalition Battle Ground Education Cosmopolis Education Franklin Pierce Education Linda Hanson Associates Nine Mile Falls School District Prosser School District Stanwood-Camano School District Washougal Association of Educators Association Association Association Longview Education Association Nooksack Valley Education Public School Employees Star School District Washougal School District Battle Ground Public Schools Cosmopolis School District Franklin Pierce Schools Longview Public Schools Association Pullman Education Association Steilacoom Education Association Washtucna Education Association Bellevue Education Association Coupeville Education Association Freeman Education Association Lopez Island Education Nooksack Valley School District Pullman Public Schools Steilacoom Historical School District Washtucna School District Bellevue School District Coupeville School District Freeman School District Association North Franklin Education Association Puyallup Education Association Stevenson-Carson Education Wellpinit Education Association Bellingham Education Association Crescent Education Association Goldendale Education Lopez Island School District North Franklin School District Puyallup School District Association Wellpinit School District Bellingham Public Schools Crescent School District Association Lynden Education Association North Kitsap Education Association Quilcene Education Association Stevenson-Carson School District Wenatchee Education Association Bethel Education Association Curlew A/L Goldendale School District Lynden School District North Kitsap School District Quilcene School District Sultan Education Association Wenatchee School District Bethel School District Curlew School District Grand Coulee Dam Education Lutheran Public Policy Council North Mason Education Association Quincy Education Association Sultan School District West Valley Spokane Education Black Collective Darrington Education Association Association Mabton Education Association North Mason School District Quincy School District Summit Valley Education Association Association (Tacoma & Pierce County) Darrington School District Grand Coulee Dam School District Mabton School District North River Collaborative (Education Rainier Education Association Summit Valley School District West Valley School District-Spokane Blaine Education Association Davenport Education Association Granger Education Association Mansfield Teachers Association Association) Rainier School District Sumner Education Association West Valley Yakima Education Blaine School District Davenport School District Granger School District Mansfield School District North River School District Raymond Education Association Sumner School District Association Breakfast Group (Seattle) Dayton School District Harrington Education Association Manson Education Association North Thurston Education Association Raymond School District Sunnyside Education Association West Valley School District-Yakima Bremerton Education Association Deer Park Education Association Harrington School District Manson School District North Thurston Public Schools Reardan-Edwall Education Sunnyside School District White Pass Education Association Bremerton School District Deer Park School District Highline Education Association Marysville Education Association Northshore Education Association Association Tacoma Education Association White Pass School District Brewster Education Association Dieringer Education Association Highline Public Schools Marysville School District Northshore School District Reardan-Edwall School District Tacoma Public Schools White River Education Association Brewster School District Dieringer School District Hockinson Education Association McCleary Education Association Oak Harbor Education Association Republic Education Association Tahoma Education Association White River School District Bridgeport Education Association Disability Rights Washington, Hockinson School District McCleary School District Oak Harbor Schools Republic School District Tahoma School District White Salmon Education Association Bridgeport School District f/k/a Washington Protection and Hood Canal Education Mead Education Association Ocean Beach Education Association Renton Education Association Tekoa Education Association White Salmon Valley School District Brinnon Education Association Advocacy System Association Mead School District Ocean Beach School District Renton School District Tekoa School District Wilbur Teachers Association Brinnon School District Dixie School District Hood Canal School District Medical Lake Education Ocosta Education Association Richland Education Association Thorp Education Association Wilbur School District Burlington-Edison Education East Valley Education Association Inchelium Education Association Association Ocosta School District Richland School District Thorp School District Willapa Valley Education Association Association East Valley School District Inchelium School District Medical Lake School District Odessa Education Association Riverside Education Association Toledo Education Association Willapa Valley School District Burlington-Edison School District (Spokane) Issaquah Education Association Mercer Island Education Odessa School District Riverside School District Toledo School District Winlock Education Association Camas Education Association Easton Education Association Issaquah School District Association Okanogan Education Association Riverview Education Association Tonasket Education Association Winlock School District Camas School District Easton School District Japanese American Citizens Mercer Island School District Okanogan School District Riverview School District Tonasket School District Wishram Education Association Castle Rock Education Association Eatonville Education Association League Meridian Education Association Olympia Education Association Rochester Education Association Trout Lake Education Association Wishram School District Castle Rock School District Eatonville School District Kahlotus Education Association Meridian School District Olympia School District Rochester School District Trout Lake School District Woodland Education Association Central Kitsap Education Edmonds Education Association Kahlotus School District Methow Valley Education Omak Education Association Rosalia Education Association Tukwila Education Association Woodland Public Schools Association Edmonds School District Keller School District Association Omak School District Rosalia School District Tukwila School District Yakima Education Association Central Kitsap School District Education Service Employees of Kelso Education Association Methow Valley School District Onalaska Education Association Royal Education Association Tumwater Education Association Yakima Public Schools Central Valley Education College Place Kelso School District Minority Executive Directors Onalaska School District Royal School District Tumwater School District Yelm Community Schools Association Educational Service District 101 Kennewick Education Association Coalition Onion Creek A/L Rural Education Center University Place Education Yelm Education Association Central Valley School District (Northeast) Kennewick School District Monroe Education Association Onion Creek School District San Juan Island Education Association Association Centralia Education Association Educational Service District 105 Kent Education Association Monroe Public Schools Orcas Island Education Association San Juan Island School District University Place School District Centralia School District Educational Service District 113 Kent School District Montesano Education Association Orcas Island School District Seattle Education Association Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle Chehalis Education Association Educational Service District 114 Kettle Falls Education Association Montesano School District Orchard Prairie School District Seattle Public Schools Valley School District Chehalis School District (Olympic) Kettle Falls School District Moses Lake Education Association Orient School District Selah Education Association Vancouver Education Association Cheney Education Association Educational Service District 189 Kiona-Benton Education Moses Lake School District Orting Education Association Selah School District Vancouver Public Schools Cheney Public Schools (Northwest) Association Mossyrock Education Association Orting School District Sequim Education Association Vashon Island Education Association