Our students are counting on us to vote YES to approve local school levies and bonds on Tuesday, February 3rd. Click here to view a list of February 3rd school levy and bond elections. If your school district is on the list, visit your school district’s home page for more information about the levy and/or [...]
Why I love education advocacy work
January 30, 2009 By
Schools Are Counting On Your Vote Next Tuesday
January 30, 2009 By
Our students are counting on us to vote YES to approve local school levies and bonds on Tuesday, February 3rd. Click here to view a list of February 3rd school levy and bond elections. If your school district is on the list, visit your school district’s home page for more information about the levy and/or [...]
Education news of the day
January 30, 2009 By
Building momentum
January 29, 2009 By
For a decade, we’ve been pushing for bold reforms to improve our schools. It’s like pushing a boulder uphill. For the first time in 30 years, there’s real hope that our lawmakers will adopt a new definition of basic education — one that will drive the policies and funding that our children need to be [...]
Watch it again: House Ed Appropriations Public Hearing HB 1410, 1/28
January 29, 2009 By
Public testimony starts at 1:11. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2027002&w=425&h=350&fv=content%3D%5BAMF0%5D%2Crtmp%3A%2F%2Fflash.tvw.org%2FTVWVideo%2Cmp4%3A200901%2F2009011208.mp4%26jsListener%3Dtrue%26stopPosition%3D2%26propxml%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.tvw.org%2Fmedia%2Fflash%2Fplayer%2Fembed_video.xml] more about “untitled“, posted with vodpod
Building momentum
January 29, 2009 By
For a decade, we’ve been pushing for bold reforms to improve our schools. It’s like pushing a boulder uphill. For the first time in 30 years, there’s real hope that our lawmakers will adopt a new definition of basic education — one that will drive the policies and funding that our children need to be [...]
More on the federal stimulus package
January 29, 2009 By
As we closely follow the happenings in our state Legislature, including the looming budget deficit, we are also taking sideways glances at the stimulus bills under consideration in Congress. The Center for American Progress wrote a series of blogs (with interactive maps!) about what the U.S. House bill would mean for every state, overall and [...]
Peter Callaghan's column gets it right
January 29, 2009 By
Peter Callaghan’s column in the Tacoma News Tribune summarizes what happened this week at the public hearings in support of Senate Bill 5444 and House Bill 1410. These bills would implement the recommendations of the Basic Education Finance Task Force–bold reforms that would drive increased student achievement in Washington’s schools.
Education news of the day
January 29, 2009 By
