Print Associated Press Bill would give students control of school-sponsored media Legislature to decide if Skagit Valley forest is logged Washington among states that face deadline on REAL ID (Hobbs)…
Rep. Tana Senn introduces legislation to help students gain social and emotional skills, reduce summer learning loss
OLYMPIA – Rep. Tana Senn is looking out for kids who need a little extra help with the bill she introduced today (HB1518) to increase the availability of social emotional…
Seattle Representative Gerry Pollet proposes treating tax exemptions like budget line items
OLYMPIA – While education is constitutionally underfunded and children’s classrooms are overcrowded, the state offers hundreds of tax exemptions that account for hundreds of millions of dollars, with little to…
Charter schools need accountability to public
Originally published in The Olympian, 12/9/16. BY LAURIE DOLAN Special to The Olympian Every child deserves an opportunity to learn and a chance to lead a successful life. But when…
The work ahead for the 2017 Legislative Session
Happy New Year friends and neighbors, I last sent out a newsletter in the month of December. Since then, the 2017 legislative session has begun. Last Monday, I was sworn…