| Excerpt: | 52% of 700 likely 2022 Washington State voters surveyed by Public Policy Polling for NPI back in February 2022 favor debt forgiveness for all student loan borrowers, while 44% are opposed. 4% of respondents said they were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 4:33 PM on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Higher Education, Research Poll Findings |
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Category Archives: Education
Most Washington voters back permanently forgiving all federal student loan debt
Walla Walla students challenge book bans by reading the material some want to censor
| Excerpt: | Let’s not shy away from difficult discussions and sensitive topics. This is America, and in America, we acknowledge our blemishes and weaknesses as well as our strengths. |
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| Published at: | 6:05 PM on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Erin Jones |
| Categories: | Education |
| Tags: | Curriculum |
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VICTORY! School seismic safety grant bill clears state House; heads to Governor Inslee
| Excerpt: | Senate Bill 5933, one of NPI's top legislative priorities for 2022, received a unanimous vote of support in the House of Representatives on March 3rd, 2022, a few weeks after getting a unanimous vote in the Washington State Senate. |
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| Published at: | 4:31 PM on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Facilities & Class Size, School Funding |
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Washingtonians want state legislators to make big investments in K‑12 public schools
| Excerpt: | More than three-fifths of voters in Washington State surveyed in mid-February 2022 support adding at least $2 billion more to the state's education budget to help K-12 public schools address needs stemming from the pandemic. |
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| Published at: | 2:52 PM on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, School Funding |
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February is Black History Month. It’s a good time to ask: What are you doing to make your community a better place for Black people?
| Excerpt: | In our fear, may we find purpose. May we leverage our collective pain and struggle to make ourselves and our communities better, Erin Jones writes. |
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| Published at: | 2:18 PM on Thursday, February 10th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Erin Jones |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Guest Posts, Holidays, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Black History Month, Nondiscrimination |
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Washington State Senate unanimously passes much needed school seismic safety grant bill
| Excerpt: | All forty-nine Washington State senators have voted to pass a bill that would establish a grant program to upgrade seismically vulnerable school buildings in Washington State, providing sorely needed funds to ensure our kids have safe facilities to learn in. |
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| Published at: | 8:07 PM on Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Emergency Preparedness, School Funding |
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School seismic safety bill passes out of Senate Ways & Means with bonding plan removed
| Excerpt: | The purpose of the legislation is to protect schoolchildren, faculty, volunteers, and community members from geologic hazards by modernizing decrepit, dangerous old school buildings that are vulnerable to earthquakes, tsunamis, and lahars. |
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| Published at: | 7:38 PM on Friday, February 4th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Emergency Preparedness, School Funding |
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Most Washington voters think upgrading our seismically vulnerable school buildings is a state responsibility, NPI poll finds
| Excerpt: | The finding, unveiled by NPI at a public hearing in the Senate Ways & Means Committee, affirms that voters see the Legislature as principally responsible for upholding the state's paramount duty to "make ample provision" for the education of all of the state's children, as the Framers of the Constitution intended when they wrote Washington's plan of government. |
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| Published at: | 6:00 PM on Monday, January 31st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Emergency Preparedness, Research Poll Findings, School Funding |
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Big news! Meaningful school seismic safety bills have been introduced in the Legislature
| Excerpt: | The bills (HB 2095 and SB 5933) would create a school seismic safety grant program, backed by general obligation bonds that would need to be voter-approved in a special statewide vote to be held in November of 2022. |
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| Published at: | 11:14 PM on Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Emergency Preparedness, School Funding |
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Transformative change comes from dialogue, not talking points, canvassing experts say
| Excerpt: | At Netroots Nation 2021, attendees were treated to a panel discussion on deep canvassing, which can get results that traditional canvassing methods can't. Read our recap of the discussion. |
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| Published at: | 6:42 PM on Friday, October 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Events, Public Service |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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Anti-racist organizers recognized with Black Education Matters Student Activist Awards
| Excerpt: | Meet the three young people recognized for their anti-racist leadership by the Black Education Matters Student Activist Award. |
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| Published at: | 11:30 AM on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Emma Goolsby |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Curriculum |
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Bringing racial equity into focus in our schools and beyond: A letter to education leaders
| Excerpt: | Read Erin Jones' ideas for implementing racial equity in Washington State schools, inspired by conversations she had with educators. |
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| Published at: | 8:21 PM on Sunday, July 19th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Curriculum, Nondiscrimination |
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COVID-19 Update: Districts accelerate their planning for the 2020–2021 school year
| Excerpt: | A return to in-person classroom learning is being contemplated by school administrators across the region, but students and faculty will need to observe physical distancing protocols. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 PM on Sunday, June 14th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | COVID-19 Update, Facilities & Class Size, Personal Wellness |
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Marysville School District debates parental consent policy for clubs that opponents say would violate students’ rights