Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
Gov. Gregoire gave a speech today at the Washington State School Directors’ Association annual conference. The speech begins with an update on our state’s dire budget situation. The second part is about education and the need for policymakers to make budgeting decisions with our children in mind. Click here for the podcast.
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We just got word that Washington State will not pursue Race to the Top grants in the first round. Alan Burke, Deputy Superintendent for K-12 Education at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, just announced the news at the Washington State School Directors’ Association annual convention last night. The news is not a surprise. [...]
Our friends at the Washington State Budget and Policy Center have put together this excellent narrated slide show about the very real impacts of the $2.7 billion state budget shortfall. Click on the green “play” button on the bottom to begin the narrated slide show. The large black arrow on the right-hand side just skips [...]
The final Race to the Top (R2T) guidelines are out, and we all want to know what Washington’s chances are for scoring a piece of the pie. In a series of posts this week and next, you’ll find a detailed run through of the guidelines, as well as some analysis on where Washington stands (previous [...]
Yesterday, Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn proposed yet another delay in math and science high school graduation requirements until 2015 and 2017 respectively. The proposal received tepid support at the state school director’s conference where our state’s school chief delivered a major policy speech. The League of Education Voters strongly opposes another delay in [...]
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