There is quite a struggle going on between the House and Senate over whether to make a commitment to improve the education funding formulas.  With only 3 days to go in the regular session, this afternoon the Senate stripped off the House's amendment to E2SSB 6696.  The House's amendment would have implemented many of the Quality Education Council's recommendations; especially important to us was their support for placing our 58.75:1 ratio in the basic education act and moving up by two years the implementation of the new transportation funding formula.

We are disappointed in the Senate's efforts but all is not lost.  Soon the House and Senate conferees will meet to hammer out a compromise.