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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Washingtonians want state legislators to make big investments in K‑12 public schools
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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The Pandemic is Personal: NPI’s Bobby Aiyer on graduating high school during COVID-19
Excerpt: | NPI's Transit Advocate writes about what it's like to be a senior during the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic, which unexpectedly ended the Class of 2020's in-person learning. |
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Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 30th, 2020 |
Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports |
Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, School Funding, Testing & Evaluation, The Pandemic is Personal |
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April 28th special election results give boost to public services in Washington’s rural areas
Excerpt: | The returns so far suggest people across the Evergreen State understand the importance of investing in the public services that make our communities strong. |
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Published at: | 8:20 PM on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 |
Written by: | Rich Erwin |
Other Categories: | Elections, Healthcare, Policy Topics |
Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Voter Turnout, WA-Local, WA-Schools |
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Governor Jay Inslee signs comprehensive sexual health education legislation into law
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: | Elections, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Curriculum, Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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VICTORY! School seismic safety grant bill clears state House; heads to Governor Inslee