Posted by Michael
The education community urges a NO vote against Initiative 985.
“I-985 claims to reduce traffic congestion, but its major effect will almost certainly be to take away money from classrooms,” said Lisa Macfarlane, co-founder of the League of Education Voters. “Our schools need every dollar they currently get to prepare our children for college, [...]
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LEV urges NO vote on Initiative 985
Don’t miss out on one of the most important Elections in a generation
Posted by Michael
Only 35 days remain until the Nov. 4 general election! That means, the last day for online or mail-in voter registrations or transfers is Saturday, October 4. If you’re not registered to vote, or need to update or check the status of your registration, here’s what you need to do:
Already registered to vote:
Check your voter [...]
LEV urges NO vote on Initiative 985
The education community urges a NO vote against Initiative 985.
“I-985 claims to reduce traffic congestion, but its major effect will almost certainly be to take away money from classrooms,” said Lisa Macfarlane, co-founder of the League of Education Voters. “Our schools need every dollar they currently get to prepare our children for college, job training [...]
Tell OSPI what you think about proposed revisions to science standards
Posted by Michael, updated Oct. 6
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction would like to hear feedback from you about proposed revisions to our state’s science standards. You’re invited to attend a public forum to hear more about the proposed changes and give your comments.
SEATTLE
October 7th 6:30 – 8:00pm
Stanford Center Auditorium 2445 Third Avenue South
VANCOUVER
October 15th 6:30 [...]
State Board of Education to meet in Pasco
Posted by Heather
The State Board of Education is meeting at ESD 123 in Pasco September 24-25. Tomorrow’s portion of the agenda is heavy on accountability.
Join us in supporting education champ Hans Dunshee, Tue., October 7th in Seattle
Join parents, community and business leaders, and education advocates who support the re-election of Rep. Hans Dunshee, one of our state’s strongest leaders for children and schools in Olympia.
Jerry Bender
Chris Korsmo
Adair Dammann
Patrick Dunn
Paul Rosier
Ricardo Sanchez
George Scarola
Lucinda Young
Sandra Schroeder
Rosemary Wolf
Molly Boyajian
Kim Cook
Pat Dunnoly
John Burbank
JW Harrington
Gary Kipp
Melinda Mann
Michael DeBell
Bill Freund
Bob & Kathy Roseth
Earl Hale
Steve Nielsen
Grace Yuan
Hannah Lidman
Lisa [...]
Candidates for Superintendent debate tomorrow
Posted by Michael
With just over 40 days left until Election Day, here’s a great opportunity to see what separates the two candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction. This office oversees K-12 education in Washington State including one million students, 295 school districts and more than 2,100 schools.
Superintendet Terry Bergeson and candidate Randy Dorn will debate [...]
Higher Education Coordinating Board Meeting – September 17 and 18
Posted by Molly
I attended the HECB meeting earlier this week. The agenda for the two-day meeting consisted of one part work session and one part Board meeting.
The work session on the first day included committee reports on several key areas of the HECB’s Strategic Master Plan. First up on the agenda was the report on [...]
WASL workgroup meeting — September 22nd
Posted by Heather
The agenda for the September 22nd WASL Workgroup meeting is now available:
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA
Work Session:
Follow-up from previous meeting.
Commercially developed tests and experiences in other states.
Multiple choice questions – discussion with Dr. James Popham.
WASL performance audit – discussion with Legislative Auditor.
Diagnostic assessments.
Public comment and discussion on the work group’s [...]
PESB: Day 2
Posted by Heather
Thursday’s portion of the Professional Educator Standards Boardmeeting began with a look at the finances of the PESB. Transportation costs are up, and the PESB, like everyone else, is feeling the effects in its budget. The PESB isn’t running up a huge deficit, but Jennifer Wallace said the PESB will be asking the [...]
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