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What's going on in Washington State Education. A synopsis of current legislation affecting teachers.

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    Update January 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 3:04


    Sorry about some of the technical difficulties.  Had some things to work out.

    April 23, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 2:34


    I will only be posting in YouTube next year.  Here is the link.  If at some point I get more subscribers, then I may return to the podcast format as well. https://youtu.be/pJ5-zqAmUZU Link to this episode https://www.youtube.com/@stateofwaste1647/videos Link to the channel  

    April 1, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 2:52


    Two bills fail to make it out of committee.  There was little support for them after public testimony but the Senate passed them anyway.  The House Education Committee actually listened to the public and they are "dead".

    March 19, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 5:44


    A couple contentious public testimony sessions.  The push for inclusion of specific groups while excluding others continues.  Inclusion should mean all, but does not with some of these bills.

    March 12, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 4:48


    See what bills made it through one of the chambers.  Some of these bills have already moved through committee.

    Mar 5, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 12:16


    March 8th is the deadline to pass bills out of chamber.  Some bills are already speeding through the other chamber.  Ready to teach about Bone Marrow Donation?  Sounds like its coming.

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    February 26, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 6:21


    Fiscal policy cutoff has been reached.  Which bills will make it through the chamber of record and which will have to be reincarnated next year?

    Feb 19, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 5:18


    Some bills are now "dead" and others were passed out of committee so they can continue to work on them.

    February 12, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 12:45


    Last week for bills to pass out of the original chamber.  Executive session was pretty busy this week.  More to come this week.  Some of these bills are carving into the school day to make room for other activities.

    February 5, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 13:59


    A lot of new bills introduced this week, some are on the fast track.  

    Update Jan 29,2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 8:16


    Should be some exciting public testimony this week.  Lot of testimony against bills that the committees passed anyway.  Will they do it again?  Highly likely.

    January 22, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 12:58


    Bills moving out of committee.  May have some floor votes soon.

    January 15, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 10:55


    Lots of stuff happening last week and even more coming.  Two pages of Education bills.

    2023 Legislative Begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 5:44


    The 2023 legislation starts tomorrow and some interesting bills have been pre-filed.  Here is a quick look at the pre-filed bills that pertain to education.  

    Spin on a report from OSPI

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 5:39


    I found this really funny how the state tries to spin things instead of being transparent.   ◈https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAOSPI/bulletins/32c1dfc ◈https://crosscut.com/news/2022/02/how-many-students-did-wa-public-schools-lose-during-pandemic  

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    Mar 13, 2022 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 3:34


    This is the end of the 2022 Legislative session.  Nothing exciting for education but a couple of surprises for bills that did not pass.

    March 6, 2022 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 3:33


    Four more days in the legislative session.  A couple bills stalled.

    February 28 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 4:35


    Very few bills moving through, but interesting debate.

    February 20, 2022 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 4:20


    The deadline to pass one chamber has gone by  HB 1162 made the cut this week.  Now a lot of bills are in executive session this week.  

    Feb 13, 2022 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 3:54


    Approaching the Feb 15th deadline for passing a bill out of chamber.

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