Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
Traci lives in Puyallup, WA, is a mother to three, and works at the Bethel School District. She has her Masters of Teaching from University of Puget Sound. Budget cuts again. The teacher in me shudders. The mom in me is grateful to have been blessed with the children I have. Let me elaborate. In [...]
From the Associated Press: The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets. As a result, many 3- and 4-year-olds aren’t going to preschool. Kids from low-income families who start kindergarten without first attending a quality education program enter school an estimated [...]
The Washington Supreme Court ruled the Legislature can’t continue to cut education. In fact, they must add funding and come up with a plan for a fully-funded education system. The court provided the catalyst the Legislature needed to act. Yet legislators are in a tough position. The economy continues to struggle. They need to hear [...]
The Washington Supreme Court’s decision in the McCleary vs. Washington case makes clear that now is the time to move forward with reforms to education funding. The decision validates what parents, students, teachers, and principals have known for a long time–the state is not meeting its duty to fund the basic education every student in [...]
Students from schools across Seattle staged a walk-out last December to protest further budget cuts to education. Chanting “Fund our future” and “No more cuts,” students from Roosevelt, Garfield, Ballard, Nathan Hale, and other area schools shared their stories on how the budget has affected their education. Issues raised include having to pay for extracurricular [...]
The news is out, Washington state is one of the winners of the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC). What does it mean, you ask? Washington state, along with California, Minnesota, Ohio, North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island will share $500 million dollars to go towards early learning initiatives. That’s a [...]
Do you have the answers to solve the state’s $1.7 billion budget deficit? KUOW wants to hear from you. On Wednesday, The Conversation with Ross Reynolds will feature how listeners chose to balance the state’s budget with our online budget calculator. If you want to weigh in, make your choices with the calculator, then report [...]
Despite how it might feel, that cold nip in the air is not the consequence of anything the Kardashians are up to. It’s actually December. You might have missed that. If you live under a rock, that is. I’d love crafting ideas for the holiday catalogues that arrive uninvited to my mailbox. Also taking nominations [...]
How do Washington residents want lawmakers to close the budget gap? Protect existing programs by raising revenues. At least that’s what visitors to our online budget calculator have resoundingly determined. (Read our take on the budget shortfall.) In a little over a week, more than 3,500 people have completed the task of balancing the state’s [...]
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