Join League of Education Voters webinar on October 2 at 12:30! We will have a conversation about the evolution of educational equity efforts in Washington state, and the importance of the most up-to-date research to inform policy action. Register here: bit.ly/wa_commissions

Thank you to Seattle's Child for listing educationvoters.org in their 15 Seattle parent advocacy groups supporting education!

Thank you to Seattle's Child for listing educationvoters.org in their 15 Seattle parent advocacy groups supporting education!

Passionate about helping youth? Want to meet like-minded advocates who want education and justice reform? Join Stand for Children - Washington for their Changing Our Future: Rethinking Education, Justice and Youth event on September 30. Learn more and register here:

The Washington State Board of Education's legislative platform, which will be finalized in October, will stress the importance of maintaining civil rights protections, student supports and oversight and accountability systems. buff.ly/GiccdYL #WAedu

The superintendent of NWESD 189, Ismael Vivanco, said the WSA Head Start and ECEAP cuts were “disheartening” given the importance and research supporting early investments like early childhood education. buff.ly/jvJBLY6 @seattletimes.com #WAedu

University leaders, Robert Jones and Elizabeth Cantwell said, have a responsibility to work with K-12 educators to improve college readiness and to work with businesses to ensure students are learning the skills they need to get quality jobs. buff.ly/Kl5riXg @washingtonstatestandard.org #WAedu

Join educationvoters.org webinar on October 2 at 12:30! María Á. Sigüenza (CHA), Ed Prince (CAAA), and Nam Nguyen (CAPAA) will have a conversation about the evolution of educational equity efforts, and the importance of the most up-to-date research to inform policy action.

Watch our webinar with the CEO of the WA School Counselor Association and a panel of award-winning school counselors and students from across the state share proven strategies to build strong relationships, foster belonging, and set the tone for a successful academic year. bit.ly/wsca_success...

Watch our webinar with the CEO of the WA School Counselor Association and a panel of award-winning school counselors and students from across the state share proven strategies to build strong relationships, foster belonging, and set the tone for a successful academic year. bit.ly/wsca_success...

Yolanda Evans, a doctor and the head of adolescent medicine at Seattle Children's Hospital, said, "Helping [students] really put a name on what it is they’re feeling and why they’re feeling that way can be empowering." buff.ly/7Ti11RP @seattletimes.com #WAedu

Cascadia Elementary was the only Seattle school slated to win the award this year, based on its performance last school year. Last year, 96% of third graders at Cascadia met the state standard score in English Language Arts; more than 98% met the state’s math standard. buff.ly/hRRQfJt #WAedu

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) will approach math as both a life skill and a confidence-builder, and that narratives around gender roles and STEM need to be addressed. buff.ly/tlA9rW5 @SeattleTimes.org #WAedu

EXTENDED DEADLINE: MONDAY, 9/15. 📢 Eastern WA youth - help design the 2025 Youth Advocacy Summit in Spokane! Join our Youth Co-Design Team and earn $200 while helping design the event, which is all about youth leadership, advocacy skills, and shaping the future of education. bit.ly/2025youthadv...

Join us TODAY at 12:30, for a free, interactive webinar featuring Lauren Mendez, Chief Executive Officer of the Washington School Counselor Association WSCA, and a panel of award-winning school counselors from across the state. Register here: bit.ly/wsca_start_s... #WAedu

The Washington State Board of Education's legislative platform, which will be finalized in October, will stress the importance of maintaining civil rights protections, student supports and oversight and accountability systems. buff.ly/GiccdYL #WAedu

Join us on Thursday, 9/11 at 12:30, for a free, interactive webinar featuring Lauren Mendez, Chief Executive Officer of the Washington School Counselor Association (WSCA), and a panel of award-winning school counselors from across the state. Register here: bit.ly/wsca_start_s... #WAedu

📢 Eastern WA youth - help design the 2025 Youth Advocacy Summit in Spokane! Join our Youth Co-Design Team and earn $200 while helping design the event, which is all about youth leadership, advocacy skills, and shaping the future of education. Fill out the interest form by 9/5: bit.ly/2025youthadv...

📢 Eastern WA youth - help design the 2025 Youth Advocacy Summit in Spokane! Join our Youth Co-Design Team and earn $200 while helping design the event, which is all about youth leadership, advocacy skills, and shaping the future of education. Fill out the interest form by 9/5: bit.ly/2025youthadv...

We honor hard-working teachers, school leaders, families and students. Have a restful Labor Day weekend!

Listen to Arik Korman's interview with Zaretta Hammond, author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain. Her primary work has been linking instruction, equity, and literacy. bit.ly/zaretta #WAedu

Listen to Arik Korman's interview with Zaretta Hammond, author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain. Her primary work has been linking instruction, equity, and literacy. bit.ly/zaretta #WAedu

The report revealed a collective desire for a superintendent who is fiercely equity-driven, student-focused and has a wealth of experience dealing with issues facing Seattle Public Schools, including the district’s high percentage of special education students and strong unions.

In @educationvoters.org free webinar, on 8/28, we will spotlight the School Leader Paradigm, co-developed by the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) along with other state principal associations, and already in use across the state and country. Register here: buff.ly/W8FsBZo #WAedu

📢 Eastern WA youth - help design the 2025 Youth Advocacy Summit in Spokane! Join our Youth Co-Design Team and earn $200 while helping design the event, which is all about youth leadership, advocacy skills, and shaping the future of education. Fill out the interest form by 9/5: bit.ly/2025youthadv...

In @educationvoters.org free webinar, on 8/28, we will spotlight the School Leader Paradigm, co-developed by the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) along with other state principal associations, and already in use across the state and country. Register here: buff.ly/sFaarrF #WAedu

📢 Eastern WA youth - help design the 2025 Youth Advocacy Summit in Spokane! Join our Youth Co-Design Team and earn $200 while helping design the event, which is all about youth leadership, advocacy skills, and shaping the future of education. Fill out the interest form by 9/5: bit.ly/2025youthadv...

In educationvoters.org free webinar, on August 28, we will spotlight the School Leader Paradigm, co-developed by the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) along with other state principal associations, and in use across the state and country. Register here: buff.ly/sFaarrF #WAedu

Most parents want to send their own children to schools that welcome students regardless of characteristics like disabilities, and many states don’t have guardrails to ensure that private schools participating in their choice programs don’t discriminate in their admissions policies.

The strategy and engagement manager for the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning, said the free therapy program has seen growth every month, with numbers doubling between March and June. buff.ly/jz19Kkj seattletimes.com #WAedu

Five local community groups in Washington received grant funds from aiEDU to prepare administrators and teachers to responsibly use AI in their classrooms. The groups are ESD 113, NCW Tech Alliance, Port Gamble S'Klallams, the Rural Alliance and West Sound STEM Network. @SeattleTimes.com #WAedu

In a strongly worded ruling, Judge Stephanie Gallagher of the Federal District Court in Maryland wrote that the administration had not followed proper administrative procedure, and said its plan was unconstitutional. buff.ly/QVqOfsL @nytimes.com

Chiawana High School would slump to the state’s 10th biggest school and Pasco High to the 19th, based on adjustments to 2024-25 school year enrollment. Tahoma High School in Maple Valley would steal the crown as the state’s largest. buff.ly/EjHUSs3 @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social #WAedu

With increased federal funding for charter schools under the Trump administration, new state charter school laws, and growing parent support for school choice, the conditions are ripe for charter expansion, advocates suggest. buff.ly/EsVW6yC @edweek.org

During the past decade, when Treehouse trained its focus on education, on-time graduation rates for foster kids rose markedly. Treehouse’s Graduation Success program made such a difference it’s attracted attention from other states hoping to do something similar. buff.ly/5GL4gnh #WAedu

The spending cuts come after state lawmakers opted to reduce funding for public universities in the state and raise qualifications for financial aid which means that students at Eastern Washington University are likely to notice several differences when they return to school. buff.ly/qjQb4y3 #WAedu

Some podcasts to help families manage back to school tasks and stresses. buff.ly/zF29yue @NPR.org #WAedu

What seems to be driving the high rates of loneliness in younger people is a sense of dissatisfaction with the quality of the relationships that young people have—an unmet expectation in terms of what they’re looking for from their peers. buff.ly/xVT6bHl #WAedu

The group of superintendents have since expanded to more than 20 across the state. They’re working with the University of Washington College of Education, including Dean Mia Tuan, Professor Anthony Craig and Professor David Knight. buff.ly/OYtdsmb #WAedu

The lapsed Secure Rural Schools program helps pay for roads and schools, providing $7 billion in payments to more than 700 counties and 4,400 school districts across 40 states since it was enacted in 2000. buff.ly/23zXLuo @Washingtonstatestandard.org #WAedu

Nandana Jaideep, president of the Associated Students of the University of Washington, said, “What gives me hope is that student leaders and administrators are all ready to work collaboratively to navigate these challenges.” buff.ly/1DD9EtQ @Seattletimes-rss.bsky.social #WAedu

The four-week funding freeze by the U.S. Department of Education —and the backlash it sparked—showed that cutting popular programs for schoolkids can be as unwelcome in Trump country as it is in coastal cities. buff.ly/2lm3Apk #WAedu

A senior director of AI programs at Common Sense Media said the problems identified in the study are serious enough that ed tech companies should consider removing tools for behavior intervention plans until they can improve them. buff.ly/q600kyK #WAedu

The latest change allows 529 accounts to be used to help pay for a broader range of post-high school credentials, including certification in specialties like auto mechanics or food safety, and related expenses. buff.ly/UAG29G9 @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social

Long-term demographic shifts — such as falling birth rates, domestic migration and a post-COVID shift toward school choice — are also a factor in public school enrollment declines. buff.ly/hgUc7CT @washingtonstatestandard.org #WAedu

Don't forget to VOTE in today's primary election!! Make sure it is postmarked by today or put it in a ballot box before 8:00 pm.

Not only are the institutions cutting [resources], the financial picture is also worsening for students. The state is scaling back its financial aid program, the Washington College Grant, which helps low- and middle-income families pay for college buff.ly/ihIvKts @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social #WAedu

One of the developers of a game that students played says, “I think it is actually important for people to know even at a young age that the machines aren’t smarter than you, they just do different things and different tasks in this way." buff.ly/vBJG0IL @Seattletimes-rss.bsky.social #WAedu

Watch @Educationvoters.org webinar about 504 protections for students. We explore what might be done to build a more robust system for Washington, so students with disabilities can secure their right to a public education. bit.ly/504_wa #WAedu

The new timeline also pushes the application deadline to Sept. 15, from July 31. The revised draft timeline is different from one this spring, in which the board envisioned having a new district leader by the first day of school. buff.ly/f4TvlJT @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social #WAedu