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COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
- Parent group sues Denver Public Schools over school closure decision, alleging ‘ulterior motive’
- This week has been a whirlwind in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District
- The Bond Machine
How Developers and Bureaucrats Shape Our Schools - Join West Linn Wilsonville Education 4 All at the Solutions Forum
- Washington parents launch a ‘Billion Dollar Bake Sale’ for K-12 funding
- Fund SPS
- Can democracy survive without hope?
- Save Our Shoreline Schools
- Seattle parents push back against potential salary increase for superintendent
- SPS By the Numbers
- All Together for Seattle Schools
- Yelm community raises enough money to save high school sports programs
- Citizens for Yelm Schools
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SCHOOL CLOSURES
February 2025
January 2025
- We’ve Only Just Begun
WLWV school District Unanimously Votes to Keep All Schools Open
2024
- Mayor of eastern Iowa town calls out Iowa City schools for ‘gutless decision’ to close school
- Consultants recommend closing 14 Pittsburgh Public Schools
A long-awaited recommendation for Pittsburgh Public Schools to close or consolidate more than a dozen schools was presented to the school board Tuesday night - Arizona Regulators Closed a Failing Charter School. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers.
- East San Jose school district to close six campuses next year
- Arizona school district considers closing five schools as COVID aid runs dry
- The Fast and the Furious in Seattle School Closures
- Seattle may not close elementary schools, after all
- Wenatchee Schools Explain School Closure; Strong Public Reaction
- The Equity in Education Coalition demands Seattle Public Schools prioritize an excellent education for our kids by equitably allocating funds to schools that serve our children instead of closing their schools
- Seattle Public Schools retreats from school closure proposals
- Board members have doubts about Seattle school-closing plans
- SPS considers closing its only K-8 school for the deaf, public meeting lacks ASL interpreter
- Wenatchee School District officially proposes Valley Academy move into Columbia building
- Getting the Boston Public Schools rightsizing right
Having the right leader for merged schools, minimizing students’ school transitions should be among the key goals
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EDUCATION FUNDING & LEGISLATION
February 2025
- More than 30 school positions and 100 paraeducator hours cut from Tumwater schools
- New Washington Public Lands chief defends pause on logging ‘almost old-growth forests’
- Did Gov. Abbott just admit that school vouchers will defund public schools?
- House Democrats denied entry to the Department of Education
- Arizona schools chief agrees with Trump’s move to close US Department of Education
- Republican TN lawmakers seek to create new category of home schools exempt from reporting or testing requirements
- Washington voters blame budget shortfall on uncontrolled spending, oppose tax hikes
January 2025
- President Trump plans to abolish the Department of Education: a community’s perspective
- GOP lawmaker pitches portable student funding for kids trapped in failing schools
- Bill would allow for survey of families who have pulled out of Washington state’s school system
- TN’s school voucher program set to dramatically reshape education in the Mid-South
Mesa Public Schools announces layoffs for 2025-2026 school year
Layoffs due to declining enrollment, decreased funding, increased costs - Why it could be a big year for education in the WA Legislature
- Reykdal says Washington risks lawsuit if school funding isn’t hiked
The state boosted spending to comply with a ruling in the landmark McCleary case, but the public schools chief says it hasn’t kept up.
2024
- Issues at the Core of Washington State’s School Funding Dilemma
- The People’s Big 5
- Ferguson opposes wealth tax, calls for spending cuts, but boost for K-12
- Democrats in Olympia plan for massive budget gap
- Schools and City Governments Rely on Property Taxes. What Happens When Homeowners Revolt?
Property tax reforms may address local government inequities. - Education Funding Crisis Town Hall
- WA public schools need help from the Legislature
- CA schools continue to rebound, thanks to influx of funding: 2024 year in review
Attendance and test scores are up in California schools, but next year may be more challenging. - Ferguson and GOP leaders see value in eliminating WA’s elected schools chief
Appointing the state’s education leader to the cabinet is backed by the incoming Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers. Democrats, who hold majorities, aren’t on board, yet. - Washington state faces budget deficit of $10B-$12B
- Proposed legislation would make it easier to pass school construction bonds in WA
- Gov. Inslee floats ‘modest wealth tax’ to help close Washington state’s $12 billion budget gap
A 1% tax would be imposed on wealth over $100 million. - On a Mission From God: Inside the Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools
- Trump opens up a new war on public schools
MAGA leaders promise an “educational insurgency” to create “boot camps for winning back America” - With $10B deficit looming, WA governor calls on state agencies to make cuts
Washington’s outgoing governor says reductions are needed to balance the next state budget. Lawmakers may also consider new taxes when they convene next year. - Dismantling the Department of Education? Trump’s plan for schools in his second term
Trump has previously proposed dismantling the Department of Education. - What can be done to fix Washington’s under-funded public school system?
Local, state candidates tee up discussions for short-term funding, long-term revisions - Most WA voters think schools need funding boost, statewide poll finds
- How to End the Class War on Washington’s Classrooms
The History of State Education Funding Shows Us the Way
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
January 2025
2024
- Ask an Advocate
504 Plan and behavior issues - The rising tide of special education in Thurston County
- Part 1 — Special education community complaints: An accessible option
- Special Education Community Complaint Part 2: You always win
- Become a Rock Star Advocate
- What the WAC?
- Spotlight on the Thurston Mason Developmental Disabilities Coalition
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ENROLLMENT
- The Death of School 10
How declining enrollment is threatening the future of American public education. - The Future of WLWV Schools
Small School Big Questions - Enrollment is rising in Olympia schools, superintendent says. But will it continue?
- Olympia School District reports enrollment has small increase over last year’s numbers
- October surprise: Seattle schools enrollment doesn’t fall as expected
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SCHOOL BOARDS
- What every parent needs to know about their school board
With all the attention focused on school boards, do you know what your school board actually does? Learn what to look for and questions to ask. - WA school district failed to protect Black, Latino and LGBTQ+ students from harassment
- King County judge blocks recall petition against school board leader
- Chicago’s school board president resigns after ‘deeply disturbing’ statements, mayor says
- Office for Civil Rights investigating Wenatchee School District’s closure of Columbia Elementary School
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EARLY LEARNING
- Child care and early learning central to debate over how to close WA budget gap
- ECEAP Facing Budget Bomb Cyclone
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