by socialwithjulie@gmail.com | Sep 20, 2024 | Education
WA OSPI, Chris Reykdal, petitioned outgoing Governor Jay Inslee this week to provide $4 BILLION in funding to government schools over the next biennium ($2B in 2025 and $2B in 2026), claiming the government schools are “underfunded.” We have seen the...
by socialwithjulie@gmail.com | Sep 12, 2024 | Education
Seattle Public Schools could be closing more than twenty schools for the 2025-26 school year. The district is facing a shortfall of $105 million this year and similar shortfall in the years to come. To compensate, the district is proposing to close more than 20 K-8...
by socialwithjulie@gmail.com | May 29, 2024 | Education, Legislation
Cultural Competency Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Not Academic Excellence *By Joy Gjersvold If it seems as though the focus of public education in Washington has shifted away from academic excellence, you aren’t imagining things. As a former public education teacher...
by socialwithjulie@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2024 | Education
Several Washington state school districts are using a program called Tutor.com that is owned and operated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Conservative Ladies of Washington, along with Parents Defending Education Action recently sent a letter to Governor Jay...
by socialwithjulie@gmail.com | Mar 2, 2024 | News, Education
By Joy Gjersvold, CLW Programs Director Do you know that the State Board of Education in Washington state thinks that performance-based pathways or competency-based education, also known as Mastery Based Learning (MBE), is a good option for YOUR child? No matter what...
