Washington
State PTA Sets Short Term
Priorities
The
Washington State PTA had over 200 members from across the state
convene at Seatac and spend two days prioritizing our legislative
goals for the coming session. Education funding came out
overwhelmingly on top with the top five issues staying focused on
education issues.
Prioritizing
issues is just the first step in advocating our issues. Now the
real work begins. We need to talk to our legislators, and we
need your help. Just hearing from the same people does not
get the job done. Legislators want to see and hear from
people from all across their district and they want to know that
this matters to everyone, not just the three people they see over
and over again. So we need you!
How
can you help?
- Send
email action alerts. Only takes about a minute of your time.
Sign up at the www.wastatepta.org
website or contact your local PTA Legislative Chair and they
will sign you up.
Top
Priorities:
- K-12
Education Funding number of votes (229)
- Math
and Science Education (152)
- Quality
Teaching (148)
- Student
Support Services (134)
- Special
Education Funding (115)
- Advanced
Placement and International Baccalaureate (105
- Highly
Capable Programs (103)
- School
Recess (93)
- Funding
Inequities (92)
- De-Link
WASL as Graduation Requirement (84)
- World
Languages and International Competencies (81)
- School
Construction and Renovation (78)
- Sex
Offender Monitoring (75)
- School
Traffic Safety (62)
- State
Tax System (60)
-
Washington
State
Assessment System (59)
-
Comprehensive
School
Behavioral Systems (58)
- Conditional
Scholarships (52)
- Assessments
for English Language Learners (51)
- (tie)
Simple Majority for School Bonds (45)
- (tie)
WASL appeals process (45)
- Foster
Youth Supports (44)
- Release
of Student Information (43)
- Prevention
of Child Abuse and Neglect (40)
- Family
Education Leave (34)
- Social
Studies Education (33)
- Dream
Act (27)
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