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Legislative Update | Feb 27 – March 3, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 3, 2023
We are halfway to the end of this year’s legislative session, and we are fast approaching the next legislative cutoff date when bills must pass...

Legislative Update | Feb 20 – Feb 24, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 24, 2023
As today comes to a close, so does another cutoff date. All bills with a price tag must be passed out of a fiscal committee...

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Elementary, High School, Middle Level

Author: Julie Woods • Date: February 23, 2023
Thanks to all of you who attended our Winter Forum. Over 150 of you joined some crucial conversations with your colleagues around the current legislative...

SB 5085 and SB 5175. Why These Bills? Why Now?

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Dr. Scott Seaman • Date: February 23, 2023
For 51 years, AWSP has supported principals and assistant principals (the individuals) and the principalship (the profession) in the education of each and every student....

Legislative Update | Feb 13 – Feb 17, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 17, 2023
The first cutoff of this year’s legislative session is today, February 17, where policy bills must pass out of their committee of origin. The deadline...

Legislative Update | Feb 6 – Feb 10, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 10, 2023
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...

Legislative Update | Jan 30 – Feb 3, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 5, 2023
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...

Legislative Update | January 23-27, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 30, 2023
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...

Legislative Update | January 16 – 20, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 20, 2023
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...

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