2009 April 02 | League of Education Voters

Take action today in support of our schools

Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Lisa.

There are important bills making their way through the legislature that can ensure the future of our schools. The current budget cuts are severe, and we can avoid them in the future by passing comprehensive school finance reform that puts our kids first. Our current system was created 40 years ago and it is time to modernize it. You can help prepare our kids for the 21st Century by supporting SB 2261.

The bill is now in the Ways and Means committee in the Senate. Please email or call Sen. Dale Brandland and Sen. Margarita Prentice and ask them to keep the bill moving.

Call or email today!

Contacting Sen. Margarita Prentice

By Phone-Olympia Office: (360) 786-7616

By E-mail:-prentice.margarita@leg.wa.gov

Contacting Sen. Dale Brandland

By Phone-Phone: (360) 786-7682 Toll-Free: (800) 562-6000

By E-mail-brandland.dale@leg.wa.gov

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Op-ed in the Sammamish Reporter

Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by admin.

Our statewide field director and resident of Sammamish, Kelly Munn, got an op-ed published in her local newspaper.

The op-ed, Defining basic education, is about the potential impacts to children and schools from the proposed budget cuts. And, the need to redefine basic education to include what every child needs to succeed in college, job training, work and life.

Kelly is also quoted in the paper’s top story about schools bracing for layoffs. Here’s an excerpt:

Teacher layoffs would lower the quality of education provided by local schools, according to League of Education Voters State Field Director, and Sammamish parent, Kelly Munn.

“If we had redefined what constitutes ‘basic education’ two years ago, we wouldn’t be in this position,” she said. “We would have protected core education services, and put it in the statute to guarantee certain levels of funding.”

Munn said that they were expecting between 60 and 80 teachers would lose their jobs in Issaquah, with that number dependent on the amount of federal stimulus money that will be made available to offset the cuts.