by Rene Price | Jul 15, 2025 | Advocacy, NWGCA
Washington state’s laws around highly capable programs are deceptively open-ended. Unlike in other states, there are no explicit qualification criteria, no mandated tests, and districts have quite a bit of latitude in designing a program that meets their students’...
by David Berg | Feb 6, 2019 | Advocacy, Legislation, NWGCA, WAETAG
We’ve attached our testimony to the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee. Also testifying in favor of SB 5354 were Senator Ann Rivers, the Prime Sponsor of SB 5354; Jennifer Flo, Vice-President, Washington Association for the Education of the...
by David Berg | Jan 26, 2019 | Advocacy, URGENT
We have two (companion) bills on highly capable programs before the Legislature. SB 5354 and HB 1641: Concerning Programs for Highly Capable Students. You can read the bill in its entirety here. Getting a bill introduced is only the first step. Bills must get a...
by David Berg | Jan 24, 2019 | Advocacy
by David Berg | Jan 23, 2019 | Advocacy
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by David Berg | Jan 21, 2018 | Advocacy, NWGCA, URGENT
We did it! We have a HiCap bill in the Senate mandating universal screening and other more equitable identification practices! You can follow the progress of SB 6508 on the website of the Washington State Legislature. Through that link, you can comment on the bill,...
