Friday, February 27, 2015

Major News: Transportation Bill now tied to McCleary outcome according to House Leadership.

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Citing "Kids before Concrete" a News Tribune article released this week featured House Majority Leader Patrick Sullivan announcin...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

What you start with isn't always what you finish with - major changes improve House Bill 1154

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Many education allies had concerns with House Bill 1154 which we reviewed our last edition.  This bill would have created a "Pay it f...
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

How WA's taxes got this bad - New revenue falls short

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We've heard a lot lately about Washington State's outdated and unfair tax system. Even USA Today reports that WA's poores...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

House of Representatives to Vote on ESEA Re-authorization This Week

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The House of Representatives will vote this week on The Student Success Act (H.R. 5) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education...

Breakfast after the Bell survives policy cut-off - Social and Emotional Learning advances

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Washington State PTA's "Top 5" priorities this session have cleared their respective legislative cut-off hurdles.   B...
Friday, February 20, 2015

House and Senate Higher Ed Committees focus on curbing costs and access.

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Your Washington State PTA passed a platform which includes increased access to higher education for all Washington's children.  Led by ...
Thursday, February 19, 2015

TIP: How to Testify in Committee

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Click  Legislative Meeting Schedules and Calendars  for individual committee agendas and daily and weekly meeting schedules. " Open...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Join National PTA in supporting Family Engagement as an intergral part of updating No Child Left Behind.

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Congressional members led by Senators Patty Murray and Lamar Alexander are pushing to reauthorize and update the Elementary and Secondary...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Hearing Monday afternoon on lowering school bond requirements to 50% - with a catch...

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At 1:30 today, the House Education Committee will hear House Bill 1941 and House Joint Resolution 4210 which would reduce the approval req...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

New WA State Graduation Requirements for the class of 2019

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This WA State Board of Education video will explain the new requirements for your High School student.
Friday, February 13, 2015

Focus Day Success

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Over 500 attendees braved the threat of bad weather to join arms and support fully funding education and supporting the WSPTA’s Top 5 legi...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Breakfast after the Bell Gains Momentum

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Another of our "Top 5" legislative priorities is the "Breakfast After The Bell" program.  Vancouver Council President...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

National PTA to Testify Before Congress - Student Data Privacy

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Tomorrow, February 12, 2015, National PTA Vice President of Advocacy, Shannon Sevier will testify before the House Subcommittee on Early C...

Student Privacy and Financial Literacy Bills Advance in House and Senate

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WSPTA members testified in support of legislation advancing the cause of student privacy and financial literacy.   House Bill 1495 and Se...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Social and Emotional Learning Bill heard in Senate Education

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Our members strongly support creating positive school climates through social and emotional learning and were on hand to testify in suppor...
Monday, February 9, 2015

McCleary Looms Large

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The McCleary Decision is the big ticket item of the legislative session.  With Governor Inslee’s budget proposal starting the conversation...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Governor Press Release - Inslee proposes boldest new efforts in improving full continuum of education in 2 decades

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Gov. Jay Inslee declared tonight that education must be the top priority for the 2015 Legislature, saying it’s past time for the state to ...
Friday, December 12, 2014

National PTA Pledges Support to White House Invest in US Initiative

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New initiative brings together corporations, foundations and nonprofits to increase investments in, and expand access to, high-quality ear...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

National PTA Applauds Bipartisan Legislation to Improve the Nation’s Juvenile Justice System

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Dec. 11, 2014) — Today, a bill to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) was introduced ...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

National PTA President Otha Thornton Shares Efforts and Resources to Support Parents and Students with the Common Core

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National PTA was featured in a story on the Common Core that aired on NBC4 in Washington, DC. In the story, President Otha Thornton shares...