BREAKING NEWS! Gov. Jay Inslee announced this afternoon he opposes Senate Bill 5242, the Rodney Tom/Steve Litzow/Steve Hobbs legislation that attacks teacher job security, due process and collective bargaining. The bill allows teachers to be transferred and potentially terminated regardless of evaluations or job performance, and it limits school districts’ ability to design staffing policies… Continue Reading
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Educators oppose SB 5242, turn focus to school funding
Dozens of teachers, education support professionals, principals, superintendents and school board members testified against Senate Bill 5242 Friday afternoon in Olympia. SB 5242 allows school districts to fire teachers regardless of their job performance or experience. Administrators and principals would be allowed to transfer a teacher for any reason, and if no other principals want… Continue Reading
SB 5242 is a distraction from what matters: increased school funding
Click here to oppose SB 5242 and urge the Legislature to increase funding for K-12 schools. Teachers, principals, administrators and school boards are united in opposing Senate Bill 5242, which is a deceitful attack on educators that puts every teacher at risk of losing his or her job without due process. Email the House Education Committee,… Continue Reading