[bctt tweet=”35,000 homeless students in WA. That’s unacceptable. RT if you want #waleg to reduce youth homelessness.” via=”no”] This week was Housing and Homelessness Awareness week in Olympia. It is…
Homelessness has reached crisis levels
Tag: education
House votes to close education opportunity gap. Again.
OLYMPIA – Not all students are the same. That point was clear today as the state House of Representatives approved a bill to close the education opportunity gap in Washington. The…
Rep. Orwall’s February 3rd e-Newsletter: Suicide Prevention, Education, & Highline College among best in nation
Dear Neighbors, We are in our fourth week of session already! Time is going quickly, as my days are packed with activity such as committee meetings where we hear public…
Washington’s schoolkids to benefit from nursing supervision bill
OLYMPIA – Improving the health of Washington’s schoolchildren was the driving concern behind the state House’s approval today of legislation concerning the supervision of school nurses. HB 1790, sponsored by…
Legislative update: Health care, jobs and education
Bill aims to save lives of diabetics and other patients Brian Chase of Longview had a simple message to lawmakers: going without his insulin could kill him.Chase made the trip…