| Excerpt: | One of the Northwest Progressive Institute's major priorities for the 2020 legislative session has been approved by Washington State's chief executive, |
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| Published at: | 2:00 PM on Friday, March 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Curriculum, Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Category Archives: Education
Governor Jay Inslee signs comprehensive sexual health education legislation into law
VICTORY! Comprehensive sexual health education bill is enroute to Governor Inslee
| Excerpt: | Progress is possible, and Democrats in the Washington State Legislature have proved it by getting a bill to require CSHE across the finish line. |
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| Published at: | 7:05 PM on Saturday, March 7th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Curriculum, Personal Wellness |
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Comprehensive sexual health education has finally cleared the Washington State House!
| Excerpt: | A major NPI legislative priority is on the verge of reaching Governor Jay Inslee's desk after a lot of hard work by Laurie Jinkins and Monica Stonier. |
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| Published at: | 12:55 PM on Thursday, March 5th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Curriculum, Personal Wellness |
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Over two in three Washington voters support comprehensive sexual health education
| Excerpt: | Republican legislators argue Washingtonians don't support comprehensive sexual health education legislation. But our research shows they do. Overwhelmingly. |
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| Published at: | 11:00 PM on Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare |
| Tags: | Curriculum, Personal Wellness |
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Three key NPI legislative priorities advance in Washington State House, all on the same day
| Excerpt: | Abolition of the death penalty, a statewide ban on plastic bags, and comprehensive sexual health education have each received an affirmative vote in their House committees of origin. |
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| Published at: | 4:49 PM on Thursday, February 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Curriculum, Nondiscrimination, Pollution |
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Washington State Senate sends OSPI-backed sexual health education bill back to House
| Excerpt: | Requested by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, the bill is intended to help young people at many different stages of childhood and young adulthood make better decisions about their health and their future. |
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| Published at: | 12:45 PM on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare |
| Tags: | Curriculum, Personal Wellness |
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Documentary Review: “Race to Nowhere” may be ten years old, but it has aged well
| Excerpt: | Vicki Abeles created this documentary film to bring attention to some of the problems with the American education system. |
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| Published at: | 6:30 PM on Sunday, January 19th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film, Professional Pay, School Funding, Testing & Evaluation |
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Alaska’s right wing governor uses his line item veto pen to attack state universities
| Excerpt: | Higher education is under attack in the State of Alaska like never before -- and the man leading the charge is the state's chief executive, Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Higher Education |
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Washington State Legislature passes clean levy flexibility bill to help school districts
| Excerpt: | It was a close call, but the House and Senate managed to agree on legislation to give school districts back some of the levy authority taken away in the 2017 McCleary deal. |
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| Published at: | 11:12 PM on Sunday, April 28th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | School Funding |
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Senate Republicans kill effort to allow future school bonds to pass with a simple majority
| Excerpt: | A constitutional amendment to allow school bonds to pass by majority vote has died in the Washington State Senate at the hands of the Republicans. |
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| Published at: | 9:34 PM on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Facilities & Class Size, School Funding |
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Bethel youth get it: In a democracy, decisions should be made by the many — not a few
| Excerpt: | Washington State's Constitution should be amended to change the threshold for passage of school bonds to a majority vote, which is all that levies require. |
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| Published at: | 1:29 PM on Sunday, February 17th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | School Funding |
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SIFF Documentary Review: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Come for the nostalgia, stay for the uplifting truth about Mister Rogers
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a new documentary film about Fred Rogers, the legendary children's television host. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, June 8th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Early Childhood, Film, Seattle International Film Festival |
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April 28th special election results give boost to public services in Washington’s rural areas