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...
Statement from Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos on passage of the No Child Left Behind rewrite
Congress approved a rewrite to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act today. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law on Thursday. The following is a statement from...
Group of House Democrats sends letter to Inslee supporting acceptance of refugees
OLYMPIA – Today a group of 18 House Democrats sent a letter to Governor Inslee commending his leadership in the potential resettlement of thousands of families and orphans from war-torn...
Statement from Rep. Santos on NCLB rewrite
The following is a statement from Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-Seattle), chair of the House Education committee, on the tentative agreement reached between U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Lamar Alexander...