Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Principals carry this burden of school-wide hope, but if they are lucky, they are not alone. While principals set the tone for the entire school,...

Yesterday, the Legislature adjourned “Sine Die”. Over the past few days, decisions were solidified about final supplemental budgets and final bill language. Here is my...

Before working in education, I worked in the private sector as an HR manager for aerospace manufacturing firms in Los Angeles. My time on the...

OSPI is seeking your feedback on model student handbook language that school districts will be required to use to notify students, families, and employees about...

Today, March 1, is the last day to consider (or pass) opposite house bills (except initiatives and alternatives to initiatives, budgets and matters necessary to...

Action has centered around floor debate and voting on proposed bills from the opposite house. As explained previously in the TWIO, if any bill is...

A collective “ugh” was felt by the education community this week at the Capitol as the House and Senate released their supplemental budgets. Education advocates...

Both the Senate and the House have been busy with committee hearings as the Feb. 21st deadline for policy bills to be released from committees...

Members at all levels across the state continue to report that responding to student behavior is the number one issue impacting their own mental health,...