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Educators ask state for MSOC funding, mandate relief and easier bond rules
Summary
Regional education leaders, led by Mike Nerland of ESD 112, asked legislators to fully fund materials, supplies and operating costs (MSOC), prioritize foundational early literacy and math, address unfunded mandates, and consider changing the bond supermajority requirement to help districts modernize aging facilities.
Mike Nerland, assistant superintendent at ESD 112, presented four legislative priorities the superintendents in the region endorsed: full funding for materials, supplies and operating costs (MSOC); greater emphasis and flexibility to support foundational skills (reading, writing, math) from early grades; relief or reconsideration of recent unfunded mandates that require districts to use local levy dollars for compliance work; and capital requests to modernize…
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