Thanks to Mary Jane F. – unexpected good news!
The Olympian reported that a new study from Consumer Affairs ranked Washington as having the best public education system on the West Coast and top five in the nation. The report highlighted Washington’s high salaries for teachers, best in the nation need-based financial aid program for higher education, above-average student test scores on reading proficiency tests and the ACT college entrance exam. The report also ranked Washington’s higher education system number four in the country.