Hello again, everyone! As always, read the bold to skim.
Earlier this week Mayor McGinn endorsed the recommendation of the Levy Advisory Committee to renew the Families and Education Levy in 2011. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the history of the Families and Education Levy, it’s a funding package that goes to support children and their families, both in and out of school. It was first passed in 1990, and it’s been renewed twice since then; there’s a good overview here.
This year’s $231 million proposal will ensure that more students in Seattle graduate from high school ready for college or a career. The levy renewal will meet that goal by funding programs that the Seattle Public Schools budget doesn’t cover, specifically focusing on the priority issues that emerged from the Kids and Families Congress that many of you participated in last year. The City Council will be considering this proposal over the course of the next two months. To see the current Levy proposal click here, or to review the list of priority issues from the Congress, click here.
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Sol Villarreal
Community Engagement Coordinator
Office of Mayor Mike McGinn
sol.villarreal@seattle.gov
206-233-2656 (desk)
206-427-3062 (cell)
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