Even though the weekend is starting soon, education is on our minds. That’s because next week is education reform week in Olympia. Lawmakers will hold several public hearings on key legislation that will move education reform forward and improve student achievement.
Let’s give our legislators something to think about this weekend!
Send an e-mail message to your legislators. Tell them you support legislation that will accomplish these three goals.
1. Move education reform forward-let’s implement the first steps outlined in historic legislation passed last year (House Bill 2776).
2. Make early learning for at-risk children part of basic education-it’s the best way to close the achievement gap (House Bill 2731).
3. Win a Race to the Top grant-let’s innovate our schools and accelerate education reform (Senate Bill 6696 and House Bills 3059, 3035 and 3038).
Your e-mail message will remind legislators that there IS an opportunity this session to make progress for kids and schools, despite the budget crisis.
