I simply learn Joel Aune’s op-ed on the Washington Legislature and faculty funding (“Lawmakers, you did not make a ‘significant investment’ in WA schools,” April 30, Opinion), and all of us college students couldn’t agree extra. We see dangerous cuts on daily basis to our schooling, and the cash allotted won’t be sufficient to cease them. At my faculty, Nathan Hale, we do not need 4 years of historical past courses, there are courses with 40+ college students and we’re unable to fund a full-time social employee.
We should cease these cuts and make precise investments in our faculties by considerably growing taxes on the richest few so we are able to fund our schooling.
In keeping with the state schooling division, we spend 3.17% of the gross state product on schooling, beneath the U.S. common of three.53% and nations like Chile and Norway, which spend round 4%. It won’t appear to be a big improve, however elevating our funding to 4% would imply $10 billion for a world-class schooling; that’s one thing we didn’t get this legislative session however is one thing college students each deserve and have to thrive.
Leo Falit-Baiamonte, Seattle
