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Christian Perreiah’s June 2 letter, “Legislature isn’t complying,” appears to chastise the Legislature for not meeting his demands for more pay and funding of his continuing education certification requirements.

The McCleary decision did not define what fully funding education is. Maybe it includes reducing college tuition fees, a 3 percent salary increase and cost-of-living adjustment language as proposed in the Senate’s Republican budget. Those proposals would help meet Perreiah’s demands.

Many real estate, securities and insurance professionals are required to personally fund their continuing education requirements without help from the taxpayers. Why should teachers be treated differently?

It appears that Perreiah’s interpretation of fully funded schools is fully funding his pocketbook at undetermined levels per the Supreme Court ruling.

Ed Walther

Spokane



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