OLYMPIA – February 19, 2020 marked the 78th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 which authorized the forcible removal and incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans into concentration camps along…
Category: Sharon Tomiko Santos
Governor signs Santos bill addressing teacher workforce shortage crisis
OLYMPIA – Governor Inslee signed a bill last Wednesday aimed at getting more qualified teachers into public school classrooms in an effort to address the growing teacher shortage crisis in…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Santos, IDEC will host community update on the Donnie Chin murder investigation
WHAT: Community meeting to update the community on the latest information about the Donnie Chin murder investigation and the future plans for the International District Emergency Center (IDEC). WHO: Rep….
Renewed hope for thousands of high school seniors waiting on lawmakers to act
OLYMPIA – Thousands of high school seniors received renewed hope for brighter futures today with the passage of HB 2224 by the House of Representatives. After weeks of negotiations with the…
Agreement reached on testing requirements for high school graduation
Agreement reached on testing requirements for high school graduation OLYMPIA, Wash. – Students in the high school graduating class of 2017 who did not pass state-required standardized assessments will be…
Renewed bipartisan push gives hope to nearly 16,000 high school seniors
OLYMPIA – Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the Washington state House of Representatives are once again calling for immediate approval of HB 1046, which would delink high-stakes standardized tests as…
Governor signs Rep. Santos educational opportunity gap bill
OLYMPIA – After several attempts in recent years, a high-priority bill for House Democrats aimed at closing the educational opportunity gap was signed by Governor Inslee on Tuesday at Aki…
House sends educational opportunity gap bill to governor’s desk
OLYMPIA – After several attempts in recent years, a high-priority bill for House Democrats aimed at closing the educational opportunity gap is heading to Governor Inslee for his signature. The…
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…
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…