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Threat of a Special Session is Back
There has been a significant amount of budget news over the last two days. Both the Washington State House Democratic Caucus and the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus released responses to Governor Gregoire's earlier suggestion of budget cuts. The House...
HCPTWG Proposal Delivered to the Legislature
The Highly Capable Program Technical Working Group delivered its recommendations to the legislature this morning. The full report can be viewed here. The proposal represents the work of national and state leaders in the field of gifted education, and members of the...
Special session now appears unlikely — But that doesn’t mean we can rest easy
Thank you to all the advocates who have picked up our message and contacted your legislators. The number of responses we've seen in the last four days has been inspiring. Members of the Coalition for Gifted Education have been searching for more information about...
Highly Capable Funding Needs Your Voice NOW!
On Tuesday, November 23rd, Governor Gregoire delivered a list of programs to either receive a reduction or complete elimination of funding to deal with the state budget crisis. Under her proposal, all funding for highly capable would be eliminated for Fiscal Year...
Video of the HCPTWG Proposal to the Quality Education Council
TVW has a recording of Gayle Pauley's testimony before the Quality Education Council available for viewing. Her testimony is at the very start of the video.
HCPTWG Proposal to the Quality Education Council
Gayle Pauley, Director in the OSPI who oversees highly capable programming, has delivered the proposal of the Highly Capable Program Technical Working Group to the Quality Education Council. The full text of the HCPTWG proposal is available to view...