Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
We know that our kids must know how to write well in our digital, global world. A bill is moving forward that would remove passing the writing assessment as a graduation requirement. Really? What gets measured, gets done. By removing this benchmark, we will be sending students into the world without knowing if they are [...]
Too many kids are falling through the cracks. The status quo is hurting our state’s students. Statewide, 30 percent of all our students don’t graduate on time, and the numbers are worse for low-income students and many students of color. No more excuses. We need solutions now. High-performing public charter schools can help some of [...]
If you knew that you could receive anywhere from $7-$16 in return for every $1 you invested, wouldn’t you say, “Sign me up!”? That’s the kind of dividend that investing in high-quality early learning could pay for Washington state. Right now, more than 50 percent of our children enter kindergarten unprepared. By establishing universal voluntary [...]
The public charter school bill introduced into the Legislature means that some of our most vulnerable children could get help next year. Too many students are falling through the cracks. Statewide, 30% of all our students don’t graduate on time, and the numbers are worse for low-income students and many students of color. The time [...]
We know that every student deserves a great teacher, and every school deserves a great principal. But how do we make sure this happens for all kids? One way is to make sure that teachers and principals are evaluated using multiple measures that include student performance. And that performance is included in staffing decisions. Teachers [...]
When it comes to education, are you afraid to speak up? Don’t feel like you know enough? Or maybe you want to know how some school districts are closing the opportunity gap? Well, break out your activism snuggie because LEV’s activist training is for you! Whether you are new to education activism or a well-seasoned [...]
I want to share an email with you. It was sent to teachers in my children’s school district by the local teachers’ union. There is a lot of blah, blah, blah about education advocacy organizations at the beginning, and that is to be expected. The union and these organizations (including LEV) don’t see eye-to-eye on [...]
My children were in elementary school when teachers in my school district went on strike. It tore my community apart. It took us years to recover relationships, partly because we did not understand the normal course of a strike. We weren’t prepared for the misinformation or the fact that if we showed our teachers support [...]
It’s bond and levy campaign season again! Are you new to this? Trying to get your head around how to run a campaign? Worried about the economic climate? Want to learn how to use social media? There are two excellent trainings available to you. These trainings are designed for campaign committees or individuals from committees [...]
