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The wave of standardized testing has caused concern as voters and policymakers attempt to strike a balance between tracking student performance and avoiding unintended consequences like disenfranchising students with learning…
Keeping people safe on the road takes constantly-evolving laws. We’ve heard a lot about the increasing penalties for impaired driving, for example. Right now, state troopers and local police are…
It goes by the beguiling moniker “JLARC,” and its raison d’être is boosting efficiency and accountability in the public sector. Doing more with less, some call it, or just plain…
Last legislative session, Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Dungeness) secured funding to create the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging and Disability. The committee will be tasked with coming up with a plan…
Washington turns adversity into leadership – again. Kids aging out of foster care may have experienced years of abuse and trauma in troubled homes. They are more likely to have…