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Washington’s Estate Tax: Revenue for Higher Education and Early Learning
Publication Date: February 2010
Publisher(s): Economic Opportunity Institute
Author(s): Marilyn P. Watkins
Series:
Topic: Banking and finance (Taxation and tax policy)
Education (Education financing, facilities, and equipment)
Keywords: estate tax; education
Type: Brief
Abstract:
Increasing Washington's estate tax could fund universal pre-kindergarten, Washington's early childhood education career and wage ladder, and provide publicly-financed tuition for all Washington public high school graduates -- in addition to lowering class sizes in public schools and improving academic help for struggling students.