On January 9, 2014 the Supreme Court issued an order setting a deadline of April 30, 2014 for the legislature to come up with an adequate funding plan.

[8] The Court also urged the Governor at the time, Jay Inslee, to call a special session of the legislature to pass a funding plan to bring the State into compliance.

[9] On June 7, 2018, the Supreme Court declared the state had fully covered the funding of basic education, lifting the contempt order and $100,000 a day fine, ending any judicial oversight of the case.

[10][11] In the McCleary ruling, the Supreme Court cited teacher pay as a primary issue with the failure of the state to fund public education.

[17] The court identified teacher salaries as one of the basic components (along with class size) of an ample education.