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
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…or scroll down to learn more about key education bills and read useful links on a range of issues affection Washington’s students and educators…
Key education bills in Olympia
House Bill 2428, Senate Bill 6202: Charter schools
House Bill 2427, Senate Bill 6203: Basing layoffs on evaluations
House Bill 2165, HB 2334: Changing teacher evaluations
House Bill 2309, Senate Bill 6278: Changing provisional teachers’ rights
Senate Bill 6020, SB: 6050: Waiving 180-day requirement
House Bill 2231: Reducing costs by reducing student assessments
Senate Bill 6314: Delink end-of-course science tests from graduation requirements
House Bill 2543, Senate Bill 6320: Repeal new State Board of Education graduation requirements that contain unfunded mandates
House Bill 2493, Senate Bill 6319: Add WEA-appointed practitioners to the State Board of Education
Follow specific bills via TVW’s Scout webpage.
Read legislative updates from the Washington State School Directors’ Association.
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Help counter misinformation about public schools, tests and teachers — share these links with all who care about our students.
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
