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Jan. 25 Retirement & Benefits Report

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: January 25, 2019
The legislative river is running as close to 1,500 bills have been introduced since December’s prefiling. Included among those are a number of bills affecting...

Principal Partners for Legislators

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Author: Roz Thompson • Date: October 10, 2018
Become a Principal Partner for Legislators to connect more regularly with a legislator you already have a relationship with or with whom you are interested...

Summer Healthcare and Pensions Update

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: June 13, 2018
Fred Yancey, a retired principal and superintendent, represents AWSP on issues related to health care and retirement. Check out his summer conference update linked here...

The Nexus Group: Retirement & Benefits for April 17

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Author: Dan Moran • Date: September 15, 2017
This week’s report is particularly difficult. There are major pieces of legislation that have only recently been introduced and have very complex elements. They all...

Jones or Reykdal for Superintendent?

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Author: Dan Moran • Date: September 7, 2017
It’s election season again and things are heating up. In our state, the race to lead the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is shaping...

Urge Your Members of Congress to Support ESEA Reauthorization

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Author: Dan Moran • Date: August 21, 2015
The National Association of Secondary School Principals, with collaboration from the National Association of Elementary School Principals, sent out the following statement in support of...

Washington Supreme Court Orders Sanctions in McCleary Education Case

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Author: Dan Moran • Date: August 13, 2015
Session may be over, but the intrigue around education funding has picked up once again. The Washington Supreme Court has thrown down the gavel and...

Five Things to Look For in the 2016 Session

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Author: Dan Moran • Date: July 23, 2015
Now that 363 bills have been signed into law after the 176 days of the one regular and three special sessions, what lies ahead for...

Retirement & Health Benefits: 2015 Session Review

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Author: Dan Moran • Date: July 23, 2015
Many policy bills that have been proposed earlier in the Session failed to advance by the numerous Sine Die’s. Therefore, the legislative focus on these...

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