McCleary Update What has been done: $3.2 Billion in new K-12 investments for: Student transportation Materials & supplies All-day kindergarten K-3 class size reduction Other enhancements What we are working…
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ADVISORY: House releases bipartisan capital budget and school construction bill
WHO: Capital Budget Chair Steve Tharinger, Ranking Member Richard DeBolt and other lawmakers WHAT: Short press availability on the 2016 Capital Budget (House Bill 2380, Tharinger, DeBolt) and the school…
Families are the focus of House budget proposal
OLYMPIA – House Democrats unveiled their 2015-17 supplemental operating budget plan on Monday – a budget that will invest $467 million to meet critical needs of the state like addressing…
Teachers, traffic, town hall, and more
We are halfway through this year’s legislative session. Bills that have been passed by the House or the Senate now are sent to the other body for consideration. Other bills…
House approves bill to address teacher shortage crisis
OLYMPIA – The House of Representatives passed another bill aimed at getting more qualified teachers into our classrooms to address the growing teacher crisis in Washington. HB 2573 would ramp…