To: House Education Committee re: In support of HB 2799, collaborative schools Dear Chairwoman Santos and committee members On behalf o...

To: Senate Ways and Means Committee Re: Proposed Senate 2012 Supplemental Operating Budget, striking amendment to SB 5967 Please fully ...

WSPTA PRESS RELEASE: Senate budget a big step forward LEADERS ANNOUNCE "NO CUTS TO EDUCATION" Today state Senate leaders ...

Hear pro, con and ask your questions. Hosted by Washington State PTA Region 6 Wednesday, 2/29/12, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Washington Mid...

Several hundred advocates braved the rain this President's Day and marched to the Capitol Steps to convey a simple message: Kids come f...

Update: In this response I overlooked a cut to small high schools that would have indeed been significant to the students and staff involv...

To: Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee Re: WaKids, HB 2538 Dear Chairwoman McAuliffe and committee members, I wanted to ...

House Ways and Means budget writers released the "first draft" of the 2012 supplemental operating budget, PSHB 2127. Action Ale...

Grassroots Connection: Update from Olympia The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a public hearing on its proposed supplemental bud...

EVALUATION BILL ADVANCES The House Education Committee passed ESSB 5895 out of committee today. It passed the Senate last week, 46-3.  B...

CORRECTION: No town hall for District 37 (southeast Seattle) this weekend. Townhalls are this weekend -- see list, below - FOCUS DAY ...

Senate votes on compromise legislation for teacher, principal evaluations Roll call : 46-3 Striker SSB 5895

Dear advocates, Children are the heart of PTA work. Help them out by sending a valentine on their behalf. It will help keep children’s is...

STATE’S WORK USES A GROWTH MODEL, NOT A BLAME MODEL - Dear advocates, The evaluation work being piloted in this state is about taking ...

Universal early learning cleared committee ( 2SHB 2448 ); evaluations are back on the agenda ( SSB 5895  and SSB 5896 ); and taking care of ...

Education, 2/10/12 8:00 am House Full Committee, House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building, Olympia, WA Work Session: Use of Stu...

UPDATES: Legislators propose 'Education First'   - Spokesman Review Alternate budget spends $580M more on education - The Oly...

BILL WOULD KILL 24-CREDIT COLLEGE AND CAREER-READY DIPLOMA - Set requirements below what most schools currently require - Dear advocate...

Dear advocates, The charter discussion continued in the House Education Committee today. I strongly encourage you to watch the TVW video: ...

HB 2448 - Creating the high-quality early learning act - House Early Learning & Human Services 1/20/2012, 1:30 p.m. Hous...