How is Washington State's K-12 Spending Doing Since the Great Recession?
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has a lengthy article on state public school spending since the Great Recession. Not a pretty picture. Washington state comes out - barely - above in most categories but I suspect that is thanks to the Washington State Supreme Court and McCleary. Lots of graphs to dive into, pretty meaty insights here. Also, related to funding, is this article from SCOPE (Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education), How Money Makes a Difference: The Effects of School Finance Reforms on Outcomes for Low Income Students. It's from May 2014 but ties in nicely here.