Panelists question whether recent budget growth has improved education and public services Panelists and audience members at a Bellevue forum questioned what recent state spending has delivered—citing headcount increases, declining K–12 outcomes and uneven returns—and urged stronger accountability and multi-year budgeting to avoid boom-and-bust cycles.

Panelists at a recent Bellevue event are raising tough questions about whether rising state spending is really boosting K–12 education, as fiscal pressures mount and performance declines.

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