The last couple of years have been really tough, fiscally speaking. Washington faced an over $11.5 billion deficit during the last two year budget cycle. And after using every federal recovery dollar and fund transfer available, plus raising a small amount revenue – the Legislature still had to make deep cuts in education and social [...]
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FDK and NTMY from HDL
A post about full-day kindergarten (FDK) and a nice to meet you (NTMY) from a new LEV staffer, Hannah Danielle Lidman (HDL: that’s me!).
The Foundation for Child Development just released a great new report about the importance about full-day kindergarten (or all-day kindergarten as we sometimes refer to it in WA) in the continuum of [...]
Paramount Duty available on DVD
Paramount Duty premiered at the NW Film Forum last month to a packed audience. Now the film is available on DVD to show in your home, at PTA meetings and to other groups and organizations.
Click here to order your copy of Paramount Duty.
Paramount Duty is an honest and compelling look at how the lack of [...]
You’re invited to a special presentation of the movie Paramount Duty
Join us for a free, special presentation of the movie Paramount Duty at the Northwest Film Forum on Tuesday, April 27th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
Please RSVP online, space is limited.
This is the first in a series of public events focusing on the current state of public education in Washington State and the future opportunities [...]
Lawmakers reach agreements on key education bills
Parents, educators and students have a lot to celebrate this morning. On the final day of the 2010 legislative session, lawmakers reached agreements on key education bills.
Thank you to legislators and especially parents and education advocates who worked so hard on behalf of kids this legislative session.
Basic education funding bill
Lawmakers took the next step in [...]
Oh what a night!
Today, the last of the 60-day 2010 legislative session, was a big day for education. First, in the late afternoon, Senate Bill 6759 passed both chambers. Then, this evening we had rapid final passage of three other bills, Senate Bill 6696, House Bill 2776 and House Bill 2731 (last of the night). Together, these four [...]
Spot on, Olympian. Prekindergarten must be part of basic education.
If you see George Scarola in Oly this week, pass him some Gatorade. As you can see on our blog and legislative action page, we are powering through our 2010 ed reform marathon. Including preK in basic education is a key element to our 2010 education reform agenda. So, what’s happening this week to ensure [...]
PreK Now. It’s Basic!
Today LEV Foundation board member Janet Levinger testified in support of HB 2731 – including preschool for at-risk 3- and 4-year olds in basic education. I have pasted it below. Janet was joined by 20 parents, providers, sheriffs (yes, there were two!) and child advocates who also testified in support of including preschool in basic [...]
pre[k]now recognizes Washington’s forward momentum on early learning in basic education.
pre[k]now just released a new report: Vote Count – Legislative Action on Pre-K Fiscal Year 2010.
The report recognizes the Legislature’s work in the 2009 Legislative Session to include a program of early learning for at-risk children in the new definition of basic education. They briefly describe the work of the December 1st Drafting Team, [...]
A Day in Olympia
Yesterday, I went down to the QEC meeting along with fellow LEV staff and had the opportunity to sit in on the council meeting. I had never been to anything like this before, let alone to the capitol! I had a great time watching our education leaders discuss the future of 2261. I even got [...]
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