by admin | Jul 21, 2024 | advocacy, featured, news
School districts face many challenges when hiring Special Education teachers and paraeducators. Washington state auditors recently investigated these challenges and described actionable solutions. The strategies in their report focus on finding and keeping qualified...
by admin | Jun 17, 2024 | advocacy, news
Until recently, Washington State typically ended special education services for a student while they were 21 years old. Now that rule has changed, and these services are available to qualifying Washington students until they turn 22! At this point, Washington law and...
by admin | Feb 13, 2024 | advocacy, news
CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION by 7AM, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 You can choose to record your position as PRO for the legislative record without testifying or you can sign up to provide remote testimony or written testimony. HB 1541 will increase access and representation in...
by admin | Feb 6, 2024 | advocacy, news
After several years of advocacy from students, staff, parents, and community members, Seattle Public Schools has finally committed to improving alert systems District-wide so that Deaf, hard of hearing (D/HH), and Deafblind students and adults in the classrooms have...
by admin | Jan 4, 2024 | advocacy, news
The 2024 Legislative Session opens on January 8, 2024, There will be opportunity to testify for the Education Committee at 8AM on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Click to send written testimony to committee members in support of ending restraint and isolation in...
by admin | Apr 19, 2023 | advocacy, resource
You can take meaningful action in just 3 steps: Step 1. Message your Legislator Please send a comment to your legislator supporting HB 1436 and ask them to fully fund the education for all of Washington’s students by clicking here, Step 2. Email Senate leaders:...
