Pretty sure Harrell had an Ad up yesterday. Check Jason Bennett's Facebook feed.

Shame there's no evidence that the education levies have raised test scores a single point. But you know what, they feeeeeeel good, and that's all that matters to guilty white Seattle liberals.

"less than a year after programs are funded."

The levies have been ongoing for ten years. Test scores at Seattle's worst schools haven't budged an inch (over all the various tests used). Drop out rates haven't budged an inch. SAT scores haven't budged an inch.

But keep throwing money at it, I'm sure that'll fix the problem.

Try facts:

"More money won't help our public schools. Each time the seven-year Families and Education Levy was on the ballot (starting in 1990), voters were told it would reduce the achievement gap and help more students finish school. The city now reports the achievement gap between African American and white students is as high as ever, 50 percent, and one in three public school students fail to graduate.

The lack of critical thinking explains why spending more money does not help children learn. The Seattle Public Schools' annual budget is more than $500 million (not counting Families and Education money from the City), and the district spends more than $13,000 a year per student — well above the statewide average. Yet test scores are essentially flat, half of Seattle schools rank near the bottom on the state Achievement Index, more than half of 10th graders fail the math proficiency exam, and 32 percent of students drop out.

The establishment's response is to double down and hope for different results. Doubling the levy — as proposed — would raise property taxes at a time when many Seattle homeowners are struggling, foreclosures are up, and about one-third of mortgage holders owe more than their homes are worth. The property tax bill on an average Seattle home increased this year by $324, or about 8 percent, to $4,379. The levy would add another $134 on top of that."

Why does every Seattle pol run ads that are 70% minorities, when Seattle is 70% white? Is this a guilt thing?