From National PTA: Join National PTA  Tues., Oct. 20  for a webinar for parents on assessments and score reports. During the session, w...

The State Board of Education will hold a board meeting November 4-5 in Vancouver. Public comment is scheduled during the board meeting, bu...

Applications now are available to recognize the WSPTA's Outstanding Advocate to be awarded at the WSPTA Legislative Assembly October 2...

The 2015 Legislative Assembly is right around the corner. Registration for accommodations  and the one day event is now open. 2015 Legis...

Does PTA have a position on work stoppages and strikes? Are there guidelines for local PTAs?  Yes and Yes! WSPTA position:  Washington St...

Tacoma, WA (August 13, 2015):  Washington state’s highest court issued an order sanctioning the state for failing to develop a plan to full...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., (July 24, 2015) — Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and...

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and Ready Washington (ReadyWA) invite you to join a telephone town hall meeting a...

The Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 (ECAA) was passed by the Senate on a vote of 81-17. National PTA applauds the leadership of Senators ...

PTA Members Take Action - Urge Senators to Support House Bill 2214 Wednesday afternoon, the House passed House Bill 2214, which will m...

For the second year in a row, legislation mandating schools in high poverty areas to offer a healthy breakfast to hungry children has stal...

Just when you thought the legislative session was going to close on the equitable funding discussion for McCleary, the House and Senate...

Concerned about the effects of McCleary on our long term budget outlook and reacting to concerns from the bond market, the State Tr...

Citing the need to take the discussion on resolving the McCleary Lawsuit to a new level, State School Superintendent Randy Dorn introduce...

The U.S. Senate is at work on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) also known as No Child Left Behind ...

With both the Senate and House budgets now seeing the light of day, there is time to compare and contrast them both. The non-partisan budg...

The Senate Capital Budget Committee heard Substitute Senate Bill 6080 in committee last week. This was the second time the bill was heard ...

For the second year in a row, legislation mandating schools in high poverty areas to offer a healthy breakfast to hungry children has stal...

One hundred and fifty years ago on April 9th, General Lee surrendered to General Grant in Appomattox Courthouse signaling the end of the f...

While our Senators (hopefully) were able to sleep in after their all-nighter, the House was up and about at 8AM for Friday hearings in th...