Education Issues Are Dominant Theme in Washington State
A reawakened Mount St. Helens is not the only source of tremors in Washington state these days. Education issues that figure in the Nov. 2 general election are stirring up the electorate with an energy the state hasn’t seen in years.
Observers say they can’t predict the fate of two ballot measures: one to hike the sales tax by 1 percentage point to raise $1 billion for education, the other to allow a new charter school law to take effect.
Some see the contest for state superintendent of public instruction—one of five state chiefs’ races on ballots next month—as nothing less than a bellwether on the direction of school policy. That race pits Terry Bergeson, running for her third straight term in office, against challenger Judith Billings, who held the post...
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