After the great group of LEV supporters at the press conference earlier, I was no longer worried about our showing before the Senate Early Learning & K-12 committee. The hearing just ended and it was packed! There were so many people (parents and children alike!) that staff had to open up an overflow room. The committee [...]
Moving education reform forward
January 26, 2009 By
Thanks for all of your support today. Your testimony as parents and education advocates in support of Senate Bill 5444 made a difference. The second hearing entirely devoted to SB 5444 is this Wednesday at 8 AM in Senate Hearing Room 1, followed by a hearing on House Bill 1410 at 6 PM in House [...]
How the Fed bailout may trickle down to districts
January 26, 2009 By
The Congressional Research Service ran some numbers on the proposed stimulus package under consideration in the other Washington. Here’s what some of Washington’s school districts may recieve over the next two years if the bill is passed: Bellingham — $5,658,900 Pasco –$9,256,400 Seattle — $38,640,500 Spokane — $28,648,200 Tacoma — $28,669,000 Vancouver — $18,445,800 Yakima [...]
Press Conference – A New and Improved Education System Draws a Big Crowd!!
January 26, 2009 By
I just left a press conference on the recommendations from the BEFTF (now known as HB 1410/SB 5444). The press conference was led by Representatives Sullivan, Priest, Hunter, Quall, Anderson and Senators Jarrett, McAuliffe, and Pflug. Most important was the great turn-out. LEV alone had over 30 community activists and affected children in the crowd! The [...]
My trip to History (better late than never)
January 26, 2009 By
Education news of the day
January 26, 2009 By
More details on the press conference on SB 5444 and HB 1410
January 23, 2009 By
Reps. Sullivan, Hunter, Quall, Priest and Anderson, and Senators Jarrett, Tom, Pflug and McAuliffe will hold a press conference in support of House Bill 1410 and Senate Bill 5444, which contain the recommedations of the Basic Education Finance Task Force. Here are the details for the Monday, January 26 press conference in Olympia. Cherberg Building (304 15th [...]
Education news of the day
January 23, 2009 By
Join us in Olympia to move education reform forward
January 22, 2009 By
For the first time in nearly 20 years, we now have a comprehensive plan that can powerfully explain what is broken in our education system and how we can fix it. The time is now! The recommendations of the Basic Education Finance Task Force represent our best opportunity to build a better education system that [...]
You’re invited to a press conference on SB 5444 and HB 1410
January 22, 2009 By
On Monday, January 26, sponsors of SB 5444 and HB 1410 will hold a press conference announcing their support for these bills in Olympia. They welcome your attendance to show that parents, educators and students also support school finance reform legislation. We’ll post more details here when they become available.
