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Who is speaking for you?
We expect SB 5922 to receive a hearing before the end of this week. Members of the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee will then vote to decide if the bill will advance for further consideration. Have you made sure that they know how you want them to...
One Hurdle Cleared. Now on to the Next.
Thank you for your advocacy. We expect SB 5922 to receive a hearing on Wednesday or Thursday and we'll be there with some key speakers to provide testimony to the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee. Our work, and your work, is not over yet. The next...
Keep Calling, Keep Writing, Keep Advocating
The first schedule of the Senate Early Learning K-12 Education Committee for next week has been released and SB 5922 is not yet on it. We need to keep calling, keep writing, and keep advocating for highly capable education in Washington State. We have made gains. Sen....
Statement in support of a hearing on SB 5922
This morning the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education, the Washington Association of Educators of the Talented and Gifted, and the Northwest Gifted Child Association sent a joint statement to the Chairman of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee,...
Action Needed to Support SB 5922
Advocates for highly capable learners, we need your help right now. Highly capable services in Washington State are underfunded using an outdated formula. SB 5922 has been introduced in the Washington State Senate to amend the basic education act to provide for a new...
We need your support!
Your Coalition leadership has been setting the stage for the next legislative session by meeting with key legislators and organizing their support of gifted education. We realize that we must make a bigger impact than our largely volunteer organization has done in the...