# Citation: Tacoma Public Schools Budget Pressure: The McCleary, Levy-Cap, and IDEA Funding Gap.

## BibTeX
@misc{watchtower-tacoma-public-schools-is-out-of-money-here-s-how-it-got-there,
  title = {Tacoma Public Schools Budget Pressure: The McCleary, Levy-Cap, and IDEA Funding Gap.},
  author = {Vanguard Civic Technology Research Team},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Watchtower, Arafat for Congress},
  url = {https://arafatforcongress.org/watchtower/stories/tacoma-public-schools-is-out-of-money-here-s-how-it-got-there},
  note = {Tacoma Public Schools budget pressure is a real public issue, but this story is a funding-accountability explainer. The safe framing is education funding pressure and public-budget accountability, not sensitive family, donor, or intent claims.}
}

## RIS
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## APA 7
Vanguard Civic Technology Research Team. (2026). Tacoma Public Schools Budget Pressure: The McCleary, Levy-Cap, and IDEA Funding Gap.. Watchtower, Arafat for Congress. https://arafatforcongress.org/watchtower/stories/tacoma-public-schools-is-out-of-money-here-s-how-it-got-there

## MLA 9
"Tacoma Public Schools Budget Pressure: The McCleary, Levy-Cap, and IDEA Funding Gap.." Watchtower, Arafat for Congress, 2026-08-02, https://arafatforcongress.org/watchtower/stories/tacoma-public-schools-is-out-of-money-here-s-how-it-got-there.

## Plain text
Vanguard Civic Technology Research Team (2026). "Tacoma Public Schools Budget Pressure: The McCleary, Levy-Cap, and IDEA Funding Gap.." Watchtower, Arafat for Congress. https://arafatforcongress.org/watchtower/stories/tacoma-public-schools-is-out-of-money-here-s-how-it-got-there