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LEV celebrated its 10th anniversary today with 500 supporters and friends at the Seattle Westin this morning. LEV board member Eric Liu welcomed everyone to the event, followed by remarks from CEO Chris Korsmo. Denny Heck, founder of TVW, gave the keynote speech and Pat Wright and the Total Experience Gospel Choir entertained the crowd. [...]
There was so much going on last week that we wanted to circle back around to one of our big releases – the publication of our 2011 Report Card. Our research and policy team gets a lot of requests for information and data. But one of the most-requested graphics is our Washington’s leaky education pipeline [...]
It’s a tough economic climate—especially to achieve the supermajority vote needed to pass a school bond. And yet, that’s exactly what happened last week thanks to the tenacity and hard work of students, schools, and volunteers in Yakima. For the first time in nearly 20 years, voters in the Yakima School District approved a $114 [...]
It’s a historic–but bittersweet–day for Washington’s children and schools. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2261, which marks the beginning of the movement to redefine and fully fund “basic education” so all children receive the support they need to succeed in college, job training, work and life. A broad-based coalition of parents, business [...]
We hope you’ll join us tonight for a town hall meeting to hear Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, speak about the next steps for education advocates and participate in a robust conversation about the future of our public schools. Tonight: Monday, May 18th, 7 – 9 PM Seattle Public Library Microsoft Auditorium 1000 [...]
Join parents and school advocates to find out what’s next for your kids and schools in Washington State. You’re invited to a town hall meeting to hear Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, speak about the next steps for education advocates and join a robust conversation about the future of our public schools. Monday, [...]
This is an historic day for one million public school kids in our state. The state Legislature passed the education reform bill, ESHB 2261. For the first time in 30 years, we’ve re-defined basic education to include the tools our educators need to prepare our kids for college, work and life. The passage of ESHB [...]
We’re one step closer to re-defining basic education for the first time in 30 years for Washington’s one million public school children. The State Senate passed the education reform bill, ESHB 2261, by a vote of 26 to 23 yesterday. The bill now goes to the House for approval before reaching the governor’s desk. Your [...]
Washington’s schools, like families, have been tightening their budgets, while doing everything they can to ensure kids continue to grow and thrive. This week, the Senate and House released their 2009-2011 budget proposals, which close a $9 billion shortfall with cuts and federal stimulus dollars. Although legislators prioritized children and education, both budgets would cut [...]
More than 5,400 parents, educators and students have signed the Washington Kids Can’t Wait petition. We need your help to present the petition to Gov. Chris Gregoire with 10,000 signatures. Please ask two people to sign the Washington Kids Can’t Wait Petition to help us pass 10,000 signatures by Friday, April 3rd. And, tell them [...]
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