Court strikes down the two-thirds requirement for revenue Washington State PTA looks forward to stable and equitable funding for schools...

Sick and family leave, foster care, troubled youth, CPR, after-school use of facilities, dropout prevention, compulsory attendance, sex edu...

Passing “HB 2261” was about a vision for kids. Will it survive? Bills this session could either advance or undermine PTA’s goal of redef...

To: Senate Ways and Means Committee Re:  SSB 5237 - Establishing accountability for student performance in reading    Position: CONCERN...

Please - no to HB 1656; how is “less science and no electives” a win for kids? - Graduation requirements that Washington State PTA sup...

To: House Education Committee Re: State assessments and graduation requirements; ( HB 1450 heard 2/8/2013. Others bills are expected) De...

To: Senate Early Learning and K-12 Re: SB 5365 Increasing the capacity of school districts to recognize and respond to troubled youth. ...

To: Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education CON, SB 5477 - Delineating standard diplomas and applied diplomas. Dear Chairman Litzow and...

... And how you can weigh in Topics: Discipline; "grading" schools; accountability for reading; epi-pens; safe school buildings...

To: House Education Committee Re: 2/7/2013 public hearings PRO - HB 1336 , Increasing the capacity of school districts to recognize and ...

To: Senate Early Learning and K-12 PRO, SB 5117 - Regarding family involvement coordinators in public schools. Good afternoon Chairman Li...

PRO -   HB 1560 , Implementing selected recommendations from the 2011 and 2013 reports of the Quality Education Council. (Addresses profe...

OTHER; HB 1476 - Establishing a performance-based grading system for schools and school districts. Testimony to House Education Committe...

PRO - HB 1177 - Modifying the education accountability system to allow state criteria, resources, and strategies to be used for assistance ...

To: House Education Committee CONCERNS, HB 1452 - Establishing Accountability for Student Performance in Third Grade; (Written test...

Testimony to Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education PRO - SB 5104 , Placing epinephrine autoinjectors in schools. Sent written testi...

Testimony to House Education Committee PRO - HB 1178, Authorizing alternative assessments of basic skills for teacher certification. Sig...

CON - SB 5329 - Creating the state superintendent school district Testimony to Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee (Not...

OTHER - 5328 - Creating a school-grading program that relies on the accountability index. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) Testi...

OTHER - SB 5237 - Establishing accountability for student performance in third grade. Testimony to Senate Early Learning and K-12 Educat...