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WEWEE #4: Synthesis and Evaluation
Dear Lord, but was this ever a busy week on the legislative front. It was Assembly Days over in Olympia, when the members of the state House and Senate get together to hear what's up for the coming session in January, and the many, many committee me...
Snark!
The Washington Association of School Administrators is against I-1033.The Association of Washington School Principals is against I-1033.The Washington Education Association is against I-1033.The League of Education Voters is against I-1033.The Washin...
I'm Registered for the Collective Bargaining Conference in Seattle
Looking forward to it. They're always great presentations, and given the dual reality of having an open contract next year plus a very real possibility of re-opening this year, I need all the knowledge I can get.It's November 6th and 7th; you can do...
Oh No She Didn't!
WEA members received an email today related to the NEWS Lawsuit, the latest effort (remember Doran?) to get the courts to weigh in on funding schools. It'll be an interesting case to watch; I wish that TVW was showing it.Inside that email, though, a...
The Poison Pill That Could Kill HB2261
....can be found here, via the Political Buzz blog from the News Tribune.Senators McAuliffe and Oemig are holding a statewide listening tour to get teacher input on the bill. Good for them, I guess--better now than never, which is where we were at. ...
The New Business Item I Considered, But Chickened Out On
Title: Repealing All Existing No-Raid AgreementsBackground: Because of existing no-raid agreements between the WEA and other groups, we have limited our ability to bring new members into the Association.Cost Implications: None.WEA Goals and Object...
Next Out of the Gate With a Hearty, "Democrats? F Those Guys!", it's the Washington State Labor Council
This article and the accompanying comments from the Seattle PI are fascinating because of what they say about the last legislative session and where the state could go in the future. Also check out the source documents from the Washington State Labo...
Here's an FU to the LEV
So HB2356 is making its way through the legislature right now. It's the bill that would suspend I-728, the initiative that provides extra money for class size reduction, full-day kindergarten, and some staff development. We've all seen it coming si...
The Education Budget #4: While Education Crumbles, Let's Study Education!
This is the *hit that drives me mad. From the Senate budget (p. 90, line 29):$50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2010 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriate for fiscal year 2011 are provided solely for implem...
Watch Kelly Linville Bait Joe Zarelli Into Bashing the WEA!
So Austin Jenkins was all, like, "Hey, schools cost money!" and Joltin' Joe was totally like, "Eh, the WEA is teh suxor", which made Kelli get all up in his bidness and try to nail him down on specifics, but then he started talking about health care ...
