Despite having one of the nation's strongest constitutional mandates for education, Washington State continues to fall behind other states in providing the funding needed to deliver that education.

Washington currently ranks 45th in the Nation in per-pupil spending and has the 46th largest class sizes in the country.

This video tells the story of the students, teachers and programs that are affected by Washington's underfunding of basic education. Hear from the State's leading education experts why funding basic education must be a priority today.