US EditionWashington’s outdoor school programs reel from state funding cuts
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON, JUL 21 – Lawmakers cut $20 million in outdoor learning grants, risking a steep enrollment drop in fifth-grade programs that served nearly 790 schools last year, officials said.
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WA’s outdoor school programs reel from state funding cuts
Washington schools looking to send students to overnight outdoor education programs are dealing with a financial crunch after grant funding was left out of the state budget. The Outdoor Learning Grants program, established by the state Legislature in 2021, offered subsidies for schools to send fifth- and sixth-grade students to the outdoor school programs. But lawmakers zeroed out the grants as they worked to solve a budget gap this year. Enroll…
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