Dive Brief:

• Washington lawmakers must turn in an annual education report to the state's Supreme Court ever since a their school funding method, which depended heavily on local tax-levies, was deemed unconstitutional in 2012.  
• This year's report, which was approved for submission Tuesday, does not have many specifics and instead focuses on ideas lawmakers hope will gain traction next year.  
• Washington lawmakers have been struggling to appease the public in their attempts to improve the state's education funding model. This year, the money allocated to education was viewed as inadequate by some parents, teachers, and community groups who sued the state and won.  

Dive Insight:

Washington's failure to meet the funding needs of education stakeholders earlier this year makes this report all the more important. Unfortunately, it sounds like the document is lacking many tangibles beyond the ideas lawmakers would like to move forward. After the 2013 report, the state Supreme Court expressed a desire to see a more detailed report this year. It doesn't look like Washington lawmakers are going to be making good on this request.