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House Bill 2533 would change the state operating budget process and prioritize K-12 education funding. LEV agrees with the intent and spirit but opposes the legislation. Here’s where we believe the Fund Education First legislation falls short. LEV looks at the entirety of the public education system, from early learning to higher education. We want [...]
Early this morning, parents, activists, and early learning advocates from across the state were in Olympia to testify in favor of HB 2569, also known as QRIS, at the House Early Learning & Human Services Committee. The passage of QRIS is would mean implementing a voluntary quality rating and improvement system for child care centers [...]
Washington State is facing another $1.7 billion shortfall, and legislators are now tackling the deficit in a special session. We’ve released a new version of our budget calculator to challenge you to make the tough decisions in order to eliminate the latest budget deficit. The services and programs you decide to cut or keep will [...]
The 2011 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show mixed results for Washington State. Washington’s fourth and eighth graders continue to perform above the national average in both reading and math. Washington State eighth-graders average score of 288 on the math portion of the test was higher than the average national score [...]
Over the month of October, we ran a series on our blog called edCored, which featured stories about how dwindling resources are affecting our schools and our children. Our series may be over, but budget woes are not. A special legislative session after Thanksgiving is scheduled to cut another $2 billion from the state’s budget. [...]
As you may have noticed, LEV has become a little obsessed with Halloween over the last couple of weeks. And given the really gory details of the Governor’s state budget proposal yesterday, it seems our greatest fears for Washington’s children are coming to life before our eyes. We’ve shown you a budget fright fest for [...]
LEV is part of a coalition of education, business and community-based organizations that work within Washington State to close gaps, increase student achievement and prepare students to be career and college ready. With our forces combined, our super-group is called Excellent Schools Now. Today ESN published its 2012 priorities. Read them below: Effective Teachers and [...]
SkillUp Washington, an organization dedicated to expanding access to gainful employment to low income adults, will be hosting a community forum on establishing strategies for helping more adult students receive college credit. The forum, which will take place November 3rd at South Seattle Community College, will discuss issues such as ensuring more adults have access [...]
Are you a poet? A musician? Perhaps you’re a budding choreographer? LEV is looking for you! We are holding a call for submissions from youth/young adults to perform for our Full Court Press with Kevin Johnson event! The submission must center on the theme: “The Benefit & Need for High Expectations within Schools.” The entry [...]
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