Education – Early Learning through Higher Education Integrating early learning (HB 1723) – Creates a framework for developing an integrated, high quality early learning continuum for low-income children ages birth…
2013 Regular Session Victories
Tag: k-12
1,000 teachers rally in Olympia
Over 1,000 teachers from the Washington Education Association rallied in Olympia today in support of public schools. Several members of our caucus were on hand to show our support for…
Encouraging high-schoolers to study computer science
The demand for computer programmers exceeds the supply available to businesses in Washington that want to hire them. That’s an opportunity that high-school students should take advantage of as they…
Clean energy solutions coming to a school near you!
The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction announced today that 28 school districts around the state will collectively receive $20 million to improve energy efficiency in public schools. Seattle…
Boost for computer-science education gets green light in Senate
High-school students would gain an added incentive to take computer-science courses and prepare for 21st-century jobs under a bill by Rep. Drew Hansen that won overwhelming bipartisan approval Tuesday in…