Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

“You can change the world just by sharing your story.” ― Barack Obama The Legislature adjourned last week, officially bringing the 2026 legislative session to a...

The 2026 Legislature was confusing, sending mixed messages to educators. Legislators passed fewer unfunded education mandates while also cutting and/or paring back education programs and...

School employees, including administrators, have a number of benefits of which they may not be aware. Below is a brief description of some of the...

“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” ― Frank Herbert The Legislature adjourned sine die last night, officially bringing...

"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten." - Rudyard Kipling As we enter the last week of this...

It has been said that laws are like sausage. It is better not to see them being made. Yet, here we are, rushing to meet...

We couldn’t agree more with the message Derek Sarley, Walla Walla School Board Member and current candidate for the state Legislature, laid out in his Principals...

“Storytelling is the essential human activity. The harder the situation, the more essential it is.” – Tim O’Brien This has been a long and fast-paced...

We want to share with members a letter that will be sent today from AWSP to legislators outlining the very real staffing reductions already underway,...