Progress is possible, and Democrats in the Washington State Legislature have proved it by getting a bill to require CSHE across the finish line.
Category: Education
Comprehensive sexual health education has finally cleared the Washington State House!
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.
Over two in three Washington voters support comprehensive sexual health education
Republican legislators argue Washingtonians don’t support comprehensive sexual health education legislation. But our research shows they do. Overwhelmingly.
Three key NPI legislative priorities advance in Washington State House, all on the same day
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.
Washington State Senate sends OSPI-backed sexual health education bill back to House
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.
Documentary Review: “Race to Nowhere” may be ten years old, but it has aged well
Vicki Abeles created this documentary film to bring attention to some of the problems with the American education system.
Alaska’s right wing governor uses his line item veto pen to attack state universities
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.
Washington State Legislature passes clean levy flexibility bill to help school districts
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.
Senate Republicans kill effort to allow future school bonds to pass with a simple majority
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.
Bethel youth get it: In a democracy, decisions should be made by the many — not a few
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.
SIFF Documentary Review: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Come for the nostalgia, stay for the uplifting truth about Mister Rogers
Read NPI’s review of Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, a new documentary film about Fred Rogers, the legendary children’s television host.
Voters still want to bolster funding for public schools with a capital gains tax, NPI poll finds
The McCleary case may have come to an end, but Washington voters continue to believe public schools are underfunded, NPI’s latest survey has found.
Immigration, healthcare, economic security discussed at Pramila Jayapal’s latest town hall
Read NPI’s recap of U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal’s sixteenth town hall, held Wednesday, May 2nd at the Seattle Central Public Library in downtown Seattle.
Victory! Washington State House sends Breakfast After The Bell to Governor Inslee
One of the bills long stymied by the Senate Republicans in their graveyard of progress has finally left the Legislature and is now on its way to Governor Inslee. 2ESHB 1508, known as Breakfast After The Bell, has been given final approval by the Washington State House following changes to the bill by the Senate.