Chris Korsmo

September 6, 2015 at 4:01 pm

Fix public-school financing and end district inequities | Guest columnist

More than $11 billion is being invested in our public schools each year with far too little to show for it.

• Opinion

July 25, 2015 at 5:01 pm

Message to state Supreme Court: Be bold on education funding fix | Guest columnist

A student’s school district should not determine her or his opportunity for success in life.

• Opinion

October 11, 2014 at 4:05 pm

Guest: Vote no on I-1351, which would prevent investment in teachers

THE League of Education Voters (LEV) opposes Initiative 1351, a statewide class-size reduction initiative on the November ballot. Some familiar with LEV have found our...

• Opinion

June 19, 2014 at 5:32 pm

Guest: Fightin’ words from the state Supreme Court on education

“It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders…” — Article IX,...

• Education Lab

September 24, 2013 at 3:58 pm

Guest: Transforming school discipline key to better education

STUDENTS can’t learn if they’re not in school. If we are serious about closing our state’s opportunity and achievement gaps, we need to find ways...

• Opinion

March 16, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Op-ed: Commit to poor kids to end the achievement gap

AT a community forum on public education a few years ago, the speakers offered a hypothesis I found ridiculous: We won’t close the achievement gap...

• Opinion

May 22, 2011 at 4:00 pm

Fund smaller K-3 class sizes by eliminating large-bank tax exemptions

Though the League of Education Voters and the Washington Education Association often disagree, they are united in the opinion the state Legislature should eliminate tax...

• Opinion

July 24, 2009 at 2:50 pm

Stimulus money shores up early-learning programs, provides opportunities

About $50 million in federal stimulus money will help shore up progress to help low-income families with day-care and preschool options for their children, write...

• Opinion