This is an historic day for one million public school kids in our state. The state Legislature passed the education reform bill, ESHB 2261. For the first time in 30 years, we’ve re-defined basic education to include the tools our educators need to prepare our kids for college, work and life. The passage of ESHB [...]
2261 up soon!
April 20, 2009 By
Basic education reform bill (2261) is coming up for a vote soon. How do I know? Twitter! Up next: 2331 Homeless services doc fee, 2339 Parks opt-out, 2356 Student achvmt fund, 2362 Ed employees (I-732), concur w/ 2261 basic ed Watch on TVW online… House Floor Debate The Washington State House of Representatives convenes for [...]
House vote on ESHB 2261 expected this afternoon or evening
April 20, 2009 By
Parents and education advocates are in Olympia today for the final push to send ESHB 2261 to the governor’s desk. The bill is on the House’s concurrence calendar awaiting a final vote. Your personal call will make a difference in the outcome of this vote. Please call your state representatives and urge them to vote YES [...]
Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe's open letter to the education community
April 20, 2009 By
We’ve posted Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe’s open letter to the education community in full below. ——————————————————————————————————– April 18, 2009 This has been one of the most difficult and bittersweet weeks in my time in our Legislature. We passed House Bill 2261, to redefine Basic Education. I envisioned the day we would all do this together, but [...]
