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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Legislature and Education Bills; Here's Where They Stand

Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Legislature and Education Bills; Here's Where They Stand:


The Legislature and Education Bills; Here's Where They Stand

Thank goodness for The Olympian; they really keep up-to-date on the Legislature.   Here's the latest on education measures:

Passed and gone to the Governor for her signature:

Collaborative schools: A proposal for universities to work with school districts to assist low-performing schools cleared the Legislature. The pilot project would implement instruction models and other strategies in chosen elementary schools.

This is a bill I supported - HB2799 - in place of the charter school bill.  I think it's a great start to helping low-