School District No. 1
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- Oct 5, 1878The Looming Crisis in Snohomish SchoolsA blunt warning from the school board highlights the fragility of local education funding in 1878.Snohomish, WA
- May 20, 1883Voters Approve School Land SaleDespite a storm, citizens gathered to authorize the sale of District No. 1 property, paving the way for new schools in the north and south ends.Third Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 14, 1883A New School for a Growing CityThe Seattle School Board secures a central block from developer W. N. Bell for a new permanent schoolhouse.Block 8, Seattle, WA
- Aug 15, 1894A Judge Freezes Seattle's $118,000 School-Building FundQueen Anne Hill residents win a temporary injunction barring the school board from spending 1894 tax money on anything but that year's warrants and new school buildings.Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, WA
- Apr 28, 1895The Populists Shouted 'Plutocrats'—and Lost the School VoteSeattle voters ratified funding for school district No. 1's warrant debt by a three-to-one margin, overcoming noisy opposition at the Rialto.Seattle, WA
- Jun 10, 1903Walla Walla School Board Admits to Illegal SpendingAfter building a high school without public vote, the school board confesses to issuing over $63,000 in unauthorized warrants.Walla Walla, WA
- Jun 15, 1903School Board Debt ScandalWalla Walla residents head to the polls to rectify the school board's unauthorized debt, but skeptics wonder who really benefits from the higher interest rates.Walla Walla, WA
- Sep 11, 1903School Board Ignores Call for Fiscal TransparencyThree years of broken promises leave Walla Walla taxpayers in the dark regarding the district's eighty-thousand-dollar annual expenditure.Walla Walla, WA