Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

This was essentially the last week that new policy bills were heard in committees as the cutoff for bills to pass out of committees of...

The importance of advocacy cannot be overstated. Legislators need to continually hear from those impacted by proposed legislation. A lobbyist can keep issues in front...

As the calendar flipped to February this week and I realized it was the 25th day of this year’s legislative session, I felt a little...

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...