Issues & Downloads

Read, review, reference, learn, analyze, rebut, download, share and display…check back here frequently for facts, links, and graphics that will help inform you and your colleagues, friends and family about key political issues facing education professionals and students in Washington state.

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Charter Schools
Class Size
Ed Reform
ESP
Funding & Revenue
Health Care
Higher Education

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Read the speech by President Obama on the economy at Osawatomie High School, in Osawatomie, Kansas

Wealthy businessman Nick Hanauer says tax the rich to support schools and the middle class

The Gates Foundation is funding groups that want to change the way teachers are laid off.

Unions help strengthen teacher evaluations

Gates’ alma mater touts small class sizes

Tight Budgets Mean Squeeze in Classrooms

Bill Gates is wrong! And he wants larger class sizes!

NPR interview with Diane Ravitch: “High-stakes testing warps everything.”

What we can learn from Finland: Less testing, more respect for teachers.

The truth about Superman and charter schools