Put politics aside, accept education tax credit

I talk with parents in Spokane Valley, Greenacres, and other Eastern Washington communities regularly. Behind almost every conversation is a story that stays with you. I hear from mothers whose middle schoolers are still reading at a fourth-grade level due to pandemic learning loss. I speak with working fathers who see their high schoolers struggling with basic algebra, worried their children will not graduate prepared for an apprenticeship, college, or a good career.

Research confirms what these parents experience in their families every day. Across Washington, test scores in math and reading...