After the Families&Education Levy, what about SPS' Levies?

It will  be interesting to watch how Seattle Schools messages its own two levies especially given that the Seattle Times recently wrote a fairly hostile editorial and called SPS "dishonest." 

The Seattle School Board is considering asking voters, already paying higher state school taxes, to approve a new operations levy that would tax themselves even more than the new state school funding law allows.

My understanding - but I haven't directly confirmed this - is that yes, Seattle IS going to ask for more than the current law allows in order to challenge the State on school funding.  Asking is NOT getting. I think the district is trying to force the State's hand.

During interviews with the editorial board, many incumbent lawmakers and challengers said the Legislature should wait to see how the new system works before allowing local taxes to creep back up.

Oh sure, let's wait for years when the proof - via statements from superintendents of districts from around the state - is right here, right now.  The money is not enough.

The Times' says:

Seattle school officials say they still will not have enough money in the 2019-20 school year, in part because of new state regulations on how they can spend local levy dollars. Instead of trying this backdoor way of extracting more dollars from local voters, the Seattle School Board should tell the Legislature to keep its promise to fully fund basic education with state tax dollars.

On a statewide scale, proposals like the Seattle School Board is considering would steer the state back to the place of rampant inequity across school districts with wealthier districts having more money than lower-income districts. That cannot be allowed.

Well, it wouldn't steer anybody if the Legislature did its job and fully funded education.  I'm not sure how the Times is missing this.

Voters worried about another big increase in property taxes should contact school-board members before the board makes a final decision on the February levy — expected in mid-November. Tell them to follow the legislative plan.

You mean the legislative plan that doesn't include increased funding for Special Education.  The funding that leaves districts - big and small - in the lurch in just about a year.

Nah, I think Seattle Schools is not thinking selfishly but rather systemically for ALL the districts in this state.

Kids can't wait, remember?

I guess the Times remembers when they like city education levies but forgets that when they don't like school district levies.