OLYMPIA — Two bills to reshape Washington's education system stalled in committee Friday, missing a key deadline amid a dispute among Democratic lawmakers.
Sen. Rodney Tom, D-Bellevue, said education committee chairwoman Rosemary McAuliffe, D-Bothell, refused to allow a vote on measures related to charter schools and teacher evaluations, but McAuliffe disagreed with the description of their quarrel.
McAuliffe said she opposes the charter-school bill and will not allow it to pass out of committee, even though she acknowledged it would have the votes to do so.
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