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Summer Conference Keynote Highlight: Carlos Ojeda Jr.
Learning & Events
Author: Carlos Ojeda Jr. • March 20, 2026
Carlos Ojeda Jr., Motivational Speaker and Youth Development Expert, CoolSpeak Carlos Ojeda Jr. is a youth development expert with over 26 years of experience inspiring...
Final Legislative Update for March 20, 2026
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Roz Thompson • March 20, 2026
“You can change the world just by sharing your story.” ― Barack Obama The Legislature adjourned last week, officially bringing the 2026 legislative session to a...
2026 Legislative Session: Final Summary from Fred Yancey, The Nexus Group
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Fred Yancey • March 20, 2026
The 2026 Legislature was confusing, sending mixed messages to educators. Legislators passed fewer unfunded education mandates while also cutting and/or paring back education programs and...
Retirement, Health Benefits, and Beyond for March 20, 2026
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Fred Yancey • March 20, 2026
School employees, including administrators, have a number of benefits of which they may not be aware. Below is a brief description of some of the...
Legislative Update for March 13, 2026
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Roz Thompson • March 13, 2026
“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” ― Frank Herbert The Legislature adjourned sine die last night, officially bringing...
Legislative Update for March 6, 2026
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Roz Thompson • March 6, 2026
"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten." - Rudyard Kipling As we enter the last week of this...
Retirement, Health Benefits, and Beyond for March 5, 2026
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Fred Yancey • March 5, 2026
It has been said that laws are like sausage. It is better not to see them being made. Yet, here we are, rushing to meet...
Celebrating Women’s History Month, and The Women Who Make History
Author: Caroline Brumfield • March 4, 2026
March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate the women who shaped our past and those who continue to make history today. Across Washington schools,...
Principals Matter, Let’s Invest in Them
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: David Morrill • March 3, 2026
We couldn’t agree more with the message Derek Sarley, Walla Walla School Board Member and current candidate for the state Legislature, laid out in his Principals...