Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

A reminder that the 17th of February is the first cut-off when policy bills have to make it out of their respective committees. Fiscal bills...

The leaders of Washington’s statewide organizations representing parents and families, teachers, principals, classified school employees, superintendents, school board members, and our state superintendent have four...

About 25 of our amazing principals and assistant principals will join us in Olympia on Monday, January 30, to meet with legislators at the Capitol...

There’s a certain rhythm to the Legislature as the session continues. Action begins to move from the public hearings, to executive ones, to rules and...

Bills continue to be introduced but the real action happens as committees hold public hearings and executive sessions on various bills. Executive sessions often follow....

The second week of the session is coming to an end. Almost 1,000 bills have been introduced so far, with more on the way. The...

This year’s legislative session kicked off on Monday, January 9th, and the Capitol was hopping! It was so great to see legislators, staffers, lobbyists, and...

Buckle up, people! This year’s legislative session begins on Monday! This will be a long session lasting 105 days. It is the first year of a...

OSPI is proposing to establish a timeline and defined process for professional performance evaluations of certificated principals and assistant principals. The proposal would require evaluations...