Last week, the House Civil Rights and Tribal Relations Committee held a work session to review the state’s Keep Washington Working Act (KWW), the 2019 law that restricts cooperation between local agencies and federal immigration authorities. This meeting was meant to...
On September 29, 2025, the Domestic Extremism and Mass Violence Task Force held its fifth meeting to advance its mission of creating a public health framework to prevent extremism and mass violence in our state, with a final report due to the legislature by December...
On September 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) formally requested Washington State’s complete voter registration list (VRL), including names, birthdates, residential addresses, and partial Social Security numbers. The goal being to ensure compliance with...
On September 10th, Superintendent Chris Reykdal stood at the Old Capitol Building in Olympia and told Washington parents a story that sounded too good to be true. According to him, student test scores have seen a “remarkable” recovery since the pandemic. Here’s the...
Today, September 9, 2025, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called the “Nation’s Report Card”, released its latest results for 12th-grade students in reading and math, and for 8th-grade students in science. The findings are not just...
In 2019, before anyone had heard the word “COVID,” the Washington State Legislature passed Senate Bill 5260. It wasn’t controversial. In fact, it was nearly unanimous: 44–2 in the Senate and 98–0 in the House. Governor Jay Inslee signed it into law on May 21, 2019. At...
In just six months, Washington State has constructed a legal and operational framework that enables mass vaccination...and in some cases without parental consent, without local oversight, and without public debate. The pieces are already in place. The system is live....
In 2024, the Washington State Legislature passed SB 5462, a sweeping education mandate requiring public schools to embed “inclusive” curriculum across all subjects. This fall, the law is being implemented statewide—and the changes are bigger than most families...
The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) recently released a policy brief on cell phone and smart device use in schools, urging districts to reduce distractions and adopt uniform restrictions by the 2025–26 school year. While the brief...
Over the past six years, Washington State has quietly passed a series of laws and administrative rules that have dramatically reshaped the public education landscape. From expanded protections for gender identity and student privacy to curriculum mandates and...
