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FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DIST. NO. 210 v. STATE

No. 80943-7.

219 P.3d 941 (2009)

FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 210, a municipal corporation; Ed Barney; Cynthia Black; Evelyn Castellar; Ginger Cornwell; Charles Hoff; David Larson, individually and as guardian for Andrew Larson and Joshua Larson; Thomas Madden, individually and as guardian for Bryce Madden; Shannon Rasmussen; Sandra Rengstorff, individually and as guardian for Taylor Rengstorff and Kali Rengstorff, Respondents, v. The STATE of Washington; Christine Gregoire, in her capacity as Governor of the State of Washington; Terry Bergeson, in her capacity as Superintendent of Public Instruction; Brad Owen, in his capacity as President of the Senate and principal legislative authority of the State of Washington; Frank Chopp, in his capacity as Speaker of the House of Representatives and principal legislative authority of the State of Washington, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided November 12, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Alan Stolier, Dierk Jon Meierbachtol, Maureen A. Hart, Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Appellant.

Lester Porter Jr., Kathleen J. Haggard, Lynette Meachum Baisch, Dionne & Rorick, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Catherine E. Maxson, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae League of Education Voters Foundation.

J.M. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 In The Washington Basic Education Act of 1977,1 the legislature began a system of funding to school districts that improved all salaries but still allowed local teacher salary variation. By 2007, the gap between the highest and lowest average school salary figures had been narrowed considerably. Federal Way School District No. 210 receives the lowest salary funding level from the State. The school district, along...

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