- From: Superintendent
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 8:55 AM
To: EPS.MailList
Subject: The Legislature and McCleary -- knowns and unknowns
Dear Colleague,
As I visit with students, families and staff in the district, many ask what to expect from this
legislative session and what the Supreme Court’s McCleary decision might mean for schools.
- This is the
fourth year that students have travelled with school leaders to help convey the importance of
legislative support for our schools.
- The Court ruled that our constitution requires the state to provide ample funding for
K-12 education – and that means “considerably more than just adequate,” according
to the Court – and to fund our K-12 pub...